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Ruxolitinib Cream in the Treatment of Cutaneous Necrobiosis Lipoidica

Ruxolitinib Cream in the Treatment of Cutaneous Necrobiosis Lipoidica

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04492618
Enrollment
12
Registered
2020-07-30
Start date
2020-09-29
Completion date
2022-03-16
Last updated
2023-02-08

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Conditions

Necrobiosis Lipoidica

Brief summary

This research study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of a topical drug treatment Ruxolitinib in treating Necrobiosis Lipoidica (NL).

Interventions

DRUGRuxolitinib

Ruxolitinib cream 1.5%, topical application will be used twice daily on lesions of Necrobiosis Lipoidica

Sponsors

Aaron R. Mangold
Lead SponsorOTHER

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

* Subjects must be able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study and communicate with the investigator. Subjects must give written, signed, and dated informed consent before any study related activity is performed. When appropriate, a legal representative will sign the informed consent according to local laws and regulation * Both men and women must be at least 18 years of age at the time of screening * Subjects must have clinical and histological features of NL * Subjects must have at least one NL lesion measuring at least 1.7 cm * NL must not affect greater than 10% BSA

Exclusion criteria

* On excluded therapies, not on a stable dose of a therapy, or incompletely washed out for a therapy (Table-1). * Known hypersensitivity to Ruxolitinib formulation. * Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women (pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) laboratory test). * Women of childbearing potential \[Post-menopausal or not of child-bearing potential is defined by: 1 year of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea or Surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy), total hysterectomy or tubal ligation at least 6 weeks ago. Oophorectomy alone must be confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment to be considered not of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using medically acceptable methods of contraception which includes: * Total abstinence (periodic abstinence and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception). * Female sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy), total hysterectomy, or tubal ligation at least 6 weeks before taking study treatment. Oophorectomy alone requires follow up hormone level assessment for fertility. * Male sterilization (at least 6 months prior to screening). The vasectomized male partner should be the sole partner for that subject. * Barrier methods of contraception: condom or occlusive cap. * Use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception or other forms or hormonal contraception that have complete efficacy (failure \<1%). (The dose of the contraceptive should be stable for 3 months). * Active ongoing inflammatory diseases of the skin other than NL that might confound the evaluation of the benefit of ruxolitinib cream. * Underlying condition (including, but not limited to metabolic, hematologic, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, neurologic, endocrine, cardiac, infectious or gastrointestinal conditions) which, in the opinion of the investigator, significantly immunocompromised the subject and/or places the subject at unacceptable risk for receiving an immunomodulatory therapy. * Active systemic infections during the 2 weeks prior to randomization (common cold viruses not included) or any infection that reoccurs on a regular basis. * Current severe progressive or uncontrolled disease which the investigator renders the subject unsuitable for the trial or puts the subject at increased risk.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Mean Necrobiosis Lipoidica (NL) Lesion ScoreBaseline, week 12The NL skin scoring system examines the index treatment lesion on a scale from 0 (none) to 3 (severe) for each of the following areas: erythema, infiltration, ulceration, and pain. A total possible score of 0-12, with lower scores indicating none and higher scores indicating more severe.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Adults with cutaneous Necrobiosis Lipoidica (NL) up to 10% of the body surface area (BSA) were treated with Ruxolitinib cream Ruxolitinib: Ruxolitinib cream 1.5%, topical application was used twice daily on lesions of Necrobiosis Lipoidica
12
Total12

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicNecrobiosis Lipoidica
Age, Continuous43.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.9
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
10 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 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
12 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
12 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 12
other
Total, other adverse events
10 / 12
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 12

Outcome results

Primary

Change in Mean Necrobiosis Lipoidica (NL) Lesion Score

The NL skin scoring system examines the index treatment lesion on a scale from 0 (none) to 3 (severe) for each of the following areas: erythema, infiltration, ulceration, and pain. A total possible score of 0-12, with lower scores indicating none and higher scores indicating more severe.

Time frame: Baseline, week 12

Population: 1 Subject withdrew. Week 12 data was not collected nor analyzed

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Necrobiosis LipoidicaChange in Mean Necrobiosis Lipoidica (NL) Lesion Score-2.7 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.6
p-value: 0.005Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)

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