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An Evaluation of the Reduction in Erythema in Adult Patients With Moderate to Severe Persistent Facial Erythema Associated With Rosacea

Evaluation of the Reduction in Erythema by Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride Topical Cream, 1% in Adults With Moderate to Severe Facial Erythema Associated With Rosacea

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03352323
Enrollment
50
Registered
2017-11-24
Start date
2017-10-18
Completion date
2018-03-30
Last updated
2021-11-08

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Conditions

Rosacea, Erythema

Brief summary

the study will measure the decrease in redness on the face of rosacea subjects

Interventions

Sponsors

Padagis LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female, 18 years of age or older. 2. Signed informed consent form that meets all criteria of current Food and Drug Administration regulations. 3. Females of childbearing potential must not be pregnant or lactating. 4. Females of childbearing potential must agree to the use of a reliable method of contraception throughout the study. 5. Have clinical diagnosis of rosacea with persistent (non-transient) facial erythema. 6. Have \< 3 inflammatory lesions on the face. 7. Have an erythema score of 3 (moderate) or 4 (severe) for both the CEA and the PSA that is reflective of the overall targeted areas. 8. Willing to minimize external factors that might trigger rosacea flare-ups (e.g., spicy foods, hot drinks, hot environments, prolonged sun exposure, strong winds, emotional stress and alcoholic beverages) during the study.

Exclusion criteria

1. Forms of rosacea that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the diagnosis or assessment of study endpoints 2. Patient has a skin condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the diagnosis or assessment of rosacea 3. Patients with active sunburn or excessive facial hair such as beards, sideburns, moustaches, etc. 4. Patients with moderate to severe telangiectasial masses 5. History of blood dyscrasia. 6. Significant history or current evidence of any uncontrolled chronic or serious disease or medical condition that would, in the judgment of the Investigator, would put the subject at undue risk or compromise the study assessments. 7. History or current evidence of Raynaud's syndrome, severe, unstable or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, orthostatic hypotension, uncontrolled hypertension or hypotension, thromboangiitis obliterans, cerebral or coronary insufficiency, renal or hepatic or renal impairment, scleroderma, Sjögren's syndrome, depression, or narrow-angle glaucoma to an extent that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would place the subject at undue risk. 8. Female patients taking hormonal contraceptives or oral estrogen for less than one month or those that plan to change the dosage regimen during the course of the study. 9. Previous participation in this study. 10. Employees of the Investigator or research center or their immediate family members. 11. Inability to understand the requirements of the study and the relative information and are unable or not willing to comply with the study protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
ResponderDay 15Responder is defined as a 2-grade improvement from pre-dose on Day 1 on both the Clinician Erythema Assessment and Patient Self Assessment scales

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Oxymetazoline Cream
Rhofade cream
50
Total50

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOxymetazoline Cream
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
14 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
36 Participants
Age, Continuous51.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.36
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
45 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
50 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
42 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
8 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 50
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 50
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 50

Outcome results

Primary

Responder

Responder is defined as a 2-grade improvement from pre-dose on Day 1 on both the Clinician Erythema Assessment and Patient Self Assessment scales

Time frame: Day 15

Population: Per-protocol population used for analysis; one subject was not compliant with drug applications

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Oxymetazoline CreamResponder16.7 percentage of responders

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