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Double-Blind Efficacy and Safety of CD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g Cream Versus Vehicle Cream in Acne Vulgaris

A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Vehicle Controlled Study To Compare The Efficacy And Safety Of CD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g Cream Versus Vehicle Cream In Subjects With Acne Vulgaris

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02556788
Enrollment
1212
Registered
2015-09-22
Start date
2015-11-30
Completion date
2017-05-12
Last updated
2019-11-12

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Conditions

Acne Vulgaris

Keywords

Efficacy, Safety, Acne vulgaris

Brief summary

Assessment of the efficacy and safety of CD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g cream applied once daily for 12 weeks in subjects with acne vulgaris.

Interventions

DRUGCD5789 (trifarotene) 50µg/g Cream

CD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g cream applied once daily during 12 weeks.

DRUGPlacebo Cream

Placebo cream applied once daily during 12 weeks.

Sponsors

Galderma R&D
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The subject is a male or female, 9 years of age or older, at Screening visit. * The Subject has moderate acne at Screening and Baseline. * The subject is a female of non childbearing potential * The subject is a female of childbearing potential with a negative pregnancy test and who is strictly abstinent or who agrees to use an effective and approved contraceptive method for the duration of the study and at least 1 month after the last study drug application.

Exclusion criteria

* The subject has severe forms of acne (e.g., acne conglobate, acne fulminant) or secondary acne form (e.g.,chloracne, drug-induced acne, etc.). * The subject has any uncontrolled or serious disease or any medical or surgical condition that may either interfere with the interpretation of the trial results and/or put the subject at significant risk (according to the Investigator's judgment) if the subject takes part to the trial. * The subject has been exposed to excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation within one month prior to the Baseline visit or the subject is planning intense UV exposure during the study (i.e., occupational exposure to the sun, sunbathing, tanning salon use, phototherapy, etc.) * The subject is unwilling to refrain from use of prohibited medication during the clinical trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) Score of 1 (Almost Clear) or 0 (Clear)From Baseline to Week 12Number of subjects who achieved an Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) score of 1 (almost clear) or 0 (Clear) and at least a 2-grade improvement from Baseline to Week 12.

Countries

Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
CD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g Cream
CD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g cream applied once daily during 12 weeks.
602
Placebo Cream
Placebo cream applied once daily during 12 weeks.
610
Total1,212

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g CreamTotalPlacebo Cream
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
276 Participants570 Participants294 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
326 Participants642 Participants316 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
60 Participants122 Participants62 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
542 Participants1090 Participants548 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Investigator Global Asssessment
Almost Clear
0 participants0 participants0 participants
Investigator Global Asssessment
Clear
0 participants0 participants0 participants
Investigator Global Asssessment
Mild
0 participants0 participants0 participants
Investigator Global Asssessment
Moderate
602 participants1212 participants610 participants
Investigator Global Asssessment
Severe
0 participants0 participants0 participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants3 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants8 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
27 Participants69 Participants42 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
2 Participants4 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
5 Participants8 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
565 Participants1119 Participants554 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Czechia
63 Participants123 Participants60 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Hungary
74 Participants140 Participants66 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Poland
92 Participants188 Participants96 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Romania
64 Participants129 Participants65 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Russia
100 Participants181 Participants81 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Spain
14 Participants28 Participants14 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Ukraine
71 Participants145 Participants74 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
124 Participants278 Participants154 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
357 Participants695 Participants338 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
245 Participants517 Participants272 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 6020 / 610
other
Total, other adverse events
21 / 6025 / 610
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 6024 / 610

Outcome results

Primary

Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) Score of 1 (Almost Clear) or 0 (Clear)

Number of subjects who achieved an Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) score of 1 (almost clear) or 0 (Clear) and at least a 2-grade improvement from Baseline to Week 12.

Time frame: From Baseline to Week 12

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
CD5789 (Trifarotene) 50µg/g CreamInvestigator Global Assessment (IGA) Score of 1 (Almost Clear) or 0 (Clear)255 Participants
Placebo CreamInvestigator Global Assessment (IGA) Score of 1 (Almost Clear) or 0 (Clear)157 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026