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Safety and Tolerability of Oxymetazoline and Energy-Based Therapy in Participants With Rosacea

Multicenter, Open-Label, Interventional Study on the Safety and Tolerability of Oxymetazoline and Energy-Based Therapy in Subjects With Rosacea

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03380390
Enrollment
46
Registered
2017-12-21
Start date
2017-12-04
Completion date
2018-06-15
Last updated
2019-09-04

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Conditions

Rosacea

Brief summary

This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of oxymetazoline HCl cream 1.0% when used as an adjunctive treatment to energy-based therapy for participants with moderate to severe persistent facial erythema associated with rosacea.

Interventions

DRUGOxymetazoline HCL 1.0% Cream

Oxymetazoline HCl cream 1.0% once daily application

Energy-based therapies (Potassium Titanyl Phosphate \[KTP\], Pulsed Dye Laser \[PDL\], or Intense Pulsed Light \[IPL\])

Sponsors

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
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

-Documented clinical diagnosis of rosacea.

Exclusion criteria

* History of any of the following conditions: Raynaud's syndrome, narrow angle glaucoma, orthostatic hypotension, cerebral or coronary insufficiency, thromboangiitis obliterans, scleroderma, Sjögren's syndrome, severe or unstable or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, or any other current uncontrolled systemic disease * Diagnosis or presence of any of the following conditions: rosaceaconglobata, rosacea fulminans, isolated rhinophyma, isolated pustulosis of the chin, peri-oral dermatitis, demodicidosis, facial keratosis pilaris, seborrheic dermatitis, acute lupus erythematosus, or chronic recurring facial acne * Current treatment with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors * Current treatment with niacin ≥ 500 mg/day * Greater than 3 inflammatory lesions on the face * History or current evidence of drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months prior to the screening visit.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE)Baseline (Day 1) to Day 56An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not it is related to the medicinal (investigational) product. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence or effect that, at any dose: Results in death, Is life-threatening, Requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization, Results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity or Results in a congenital anomaly/birth defect.
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointBaseline (Day 1) to Day 56The investigator will assess erythema in the treatment area using a 5-point scale. (Grade 0= Clear Skin with no signs of erythema, Grade 1=Almost clear of erythema, slight redness, Grade 2=Mild erythema, definite redness, Grade 3= Moderate erythema, marked redness, Grade 4=Severe erythema, fiery redness). The percentage of participants with at least a 1-point improvement (decrease) in the score compared to Baseline at any time-point will be reported.
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Worsening From Baseline in the Clinician's Telangiectasia Assessment (CTA) at Any Time-pointBaseline (Day 1) to Day 56The investigator will assess the overall severity of telangiectasia (spider veins) on the participant's facing using a 5-point scale where 0=Clear skin with no signs of telangiectasia to 4=Severe, with the presence of many visible telangiectasia. The percentage of participants with at least a 1-point worsening (increase) in the score compared to Baseline at any time-point will be reported.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based Therapy
Participants will receive energy-based therapy (Potassium Titanyl Phosphate \[KTP\], Pulsed Dye Laser \[PDL\], or Intense Pulsed Light \[IPL\]) plus once daily application of oxymetazoline hydrochloride (HCl) cream 1.0%. Oxymetazoline HCL 1.0% Cream: Oxymetazoline HCl cream 1.0% once daily application Energy-Based Therapy: Energy-based therapies (Potassium Titanyl Phosphate \[KTP\], Pulsed Dye Laser \[PDL\], or Intense Pulsed Light \[IPL\])
46
Total46

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event3

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOxymetazoline + Energy-Based Therapy
Age, Continuous51.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.38
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
43 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
46 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
46 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
36 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
10 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 46
other
Total, other adverse events
5 / 46
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 46

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE)

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not it is related to the medicinal (investigational) product. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence or effect that, at any dose: Results in death, Is life-threatening, Requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization, Results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity or Results in a congenital anomaly/birth defect.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Day 56

Population: Safety Population

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE)TEAES5 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE)Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events0 Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-point

The investigator will assess erythema in the treatment area using a 5-point scale. (Grade 0= Clear Skin with no signs of erythema, Grade 1=Almost clear of erythema, slight redness, Grade 2=Mild erythema, definite redness, Grade 3= Moderate erythema, marked redness, Grade 4=Severe erythema, fiery redness). The percentage of participants with at least a 1-point improvement (decrease) in the score compared to Baseline at any time-point will be reported.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Day 56

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 1 -1 hour post dose8 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 3-Pre Dose21 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 3-1 hour post dose37 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 3-3 hour post dose42 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 3-6 hour post dose37 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 3 -post dose any hour43 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 29 Pre Dose18 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 29-1 hour post dose14 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 31 Pre Dose26 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 31 -1 hour post dose38 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 31-3 hour post dose39 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 31-6 hour post dose38 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 31 -any hour post dose42 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 56 -Pre Dose30 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 56-1 hour post dose30 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 56-3 hour post dose40 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 56 -6 hour post dose39 Participants
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Improvement From Baseline in the Clinical Erythema Assessment Scale at Any Time-pointDay 56 -any hour post dose40 Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Worsening From Baseline in the Clinician's Telangiectasia Assessment (CTA) at Any Time-point

The investigator will assess the overall severity of telangiectasia (spider veins) on the participant's facing using a 5-point scale where 0=Clear skin with no signs of telangiectasia to 4=Severe, with the presence of many visible telangiectasia. The percentage of participants with at least a 1-point worsening (increase) in the score compared to Baseline at any time-point will be reported.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Day 56

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Oxymetazoline + Energy-Based TherapyPercentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Worsening From Baseline in the Clinician's Telangiectasia Assessment (CTA) at Any Time-point3 Participants

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