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Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Once-Daily CLS001 Topical Gel Versus Vehicle

A Phase 3, Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Once-Daily CLS001 Topical Gel Versus Vehicle Administered for 12 Weeks to Subjects With Papulopustular Rosacea With a 4 Week Follow-up Period

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02576860
Enrollment
263
Registered
2015-10-15
Start date
2015-10-31
Completion date
2017-09-05
Last updated
2022-08-02

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Conditions

Rosacea

Brief summary

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of once-daily application of CLS001 topical gel compared to vehicle gel in subjects with severe papulopustular rosacea.

Interventions

Topical gel

DRUGVehicle

Vehicle gel

Sponsors

Maruho Co., Ltd.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Healthy, male and non-pregnant female subjects, 18 years of age or older. 2. A diagnosis of papulopustular rosacea with ≥30 inflammatory facial lesions at Baseline. Subjects must have no more than 2 nodular lesions, at Baseline. 3. Subjects with the presence of telangiectasia at Baseline. 4. Subjects with an erythema score of at least 2 on the Investigator Assessment of Erythema scale at Baseline. 5. Subjects with severe rosacea on the Investigators Global Assessment scale at Baseline.

Exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with steroid rosacea or subtype 3 (phymatous rosacea). 2. Subjects with nodular rosacea. 3. Standard

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Efficacy Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesion Count12 weeksAbsolute change in inflammatory lesion count from baseline to Week 12.
Efficacy IGA: 2 Grade Reduction12 weeksProportion of Subjects Who Achieved 2 Grade IGA Reduction at Week 12. IGA scores are from 0 to 5 (Clear, Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate and Severe).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Efficacy The Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesions9 weeksThe absolute change in inflammatory lesions from baseline to Week 9.
Efficacy IGA: 2 Point Reduction9 WeeksProportion of Subjects Who Achieved 2 Grade IGA Reduction at Week 9. IGA scores are from 0 to 5 (Clear, Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate and Severe).

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Safety Adverse Events12 weeksSubjects with 1 or more treatment-related Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

Countries

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The study was conducted at 42 sites in the USA, Canada, Australia/New Zealand, and durope from December 2015 to February 2017.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Treatment
CLS001 (Omignan) gel applied once daily CLS001 (Omiganan): Topical gel
136
Vehicle Gel
Vehicle gel applied once daily Vehicle: Vehicle gel
127
Total263

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event66
Overall StudyDisallowed medication10
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up57
Overall StudyPhysician Decision01
Overall StudyProtocol Violation02
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject138

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTreatmentVehicle GelTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
27 Participants27 Participants54 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
109 Participants100 Participants209 Participants
Age, Continuous51.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.06
52.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.66
51.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.86
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
18 Participants17 Participants35 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
118 Participants110 Participants228 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
3 Participants3 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
2 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
130 Participants122 Participants252 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
65 Participants64 Participants129 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
85 Participants70 Participants155 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
51 Participants57 Participants108 Participants
Total Inflammatory Lesion Count53.1 lesion count
STANDARD_DEVIATION 24.78
51.0 lesion count
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.42
52.1 lesion count
STANDARD_DEVIATION 22.34

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 1360 / 127
other
Total, other adverse events
47 / 13636 / 127
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 1360 / 127

Outcome results

Primary

Efficacy Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesion Count

Absolute change in inflammatory lesion count from baseline to Week 12.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Population: The 'Intent-to-treat' (ITT) analysis population included all randomized subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
TreatmentEfficacy Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesion Count-19.8 LesionsStandard Error 2.29
Vehicle GelEfficacy Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesion Count-20.9 LesionsStandard Error 2.36
p-value: 0.799ANCOVA
Primary

Efficacy IGA: 2 Grade Reduction

Proportion of Subjects Who Achieved 2 Grade IGA Reduction at Week 12. IGA scores are from 0 to 5 (Clear, Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate and Severe).

Time frame: 12 weeks

Population: The 'Intent-to-treat' (ITT) analysis population included all randomized subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
TreatmentEfficacy IGA: 2 Grade Reduction24.6 Percentage of Subjects
Vehicle GelEfficacy IGA: 2 Grade Reduction25.6 Percentage of Subjects
p-value: 0.858Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel
Secondary

Efficacy IGA: 2 Point Reduction

Proportion of Subjects Who Achieved 2 Grade IGA Reduction at Week 9. IGA scores are from 0 to 5 (Clear, Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate and Severe).

Time frame: 9 Weeks

Population: The 'Intent-to-treat' (ITT) analysis population included all randomized subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
TreatmentEfficacy IGA: 2 Point Reduction23.7 Percentage of Subjects
Vehicle GelEfficacy IGA: 2 Point Reduction21.6 Percentage of Subjects
Secondary

Efficacy IGA: 2 Point Reduction

Proportion of Subjects Who Achieved 2 Grade IGA Reduction at Week 6. IGA scores are from 0 to 5 (Clear, Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate and Severe).

Time frame: 6 Weeks

Population: The 'Intent-to-treat' (ITT) analysis population included all randomized subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
TreatmentEfficacy IGA: 2 Point Reduction15.2 Percentage of Subjects
Vehicle GelEfficacy IGA: 2 Point Reduction15.9 Percentage of Subjects
Secondary

Efficacy The Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesions

The absolute change in inflammatory lesions from baseline to Week 9.

Time frame: 9 weeks

Population: The 'Intent-to-treat' (ITT) analysis population included all randomized subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
TreatmentEfficacy The Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesions-21.6 LesionsStandard Error 2.23
Vehicle GelEfficacy The Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesions-20.9 LesionsStandard Error 2.3
Secondary

Efficacy The Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesions

The absolute change in inflammatory lesions from baseline to Week 6.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Population: The 'Intent-to-treat' (ITT) analysis population included all randomized subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
TreatmentEfficacy The Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesions-16.2 LesionsStandard Error 1.96
Vehicle GelEfficacy The Absolute Change in Inflammatory Lesions-19.8 LesionsStandard Error 2.06
Other Pre-specified

Safety Adverse Events

Subjects with 1 or more treatment-related Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

Time frame: 12 weeks

Population: The 'Intent-to-treat' (ITT) analysis population included all randomized subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
TreatmentSafety Adverse Events19 Participants
Vehicle GelSafety Adverse Events17 Participants

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