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A Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Antimicrobial Efficacy of DBI-002 Probiotic in Adults With Tinea Versicolor

A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Aqueous Gel-Controlled Dose Escalating Trial to Study the Safety and Antimicrobial Efficacy of DBI-002 Probiotic vs. Aqueous Gel and Vehicle Gel vs. Aqueous Gel in Adults With Tinea Versicolor

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04937920
Enrollment
34
Registered
2021-06-24
Start date
2021-03-16
Completion date
2021-11-04
Last updated
2025-07-03

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Conditions

Tinea Versicolor

Brief summary

A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Aqueous Gel-Controlled Dose Escalating Trial to Study the Safety and Antimicrobial Efficacy of DBI-002 Probiotic vs. Aqueous Gel and Vehicle Gel vs. Aqueous Gel in Adults with Tinea Versicolor (DBI-202).

Detailed description

All subjects are required to have a clinical diagnosis of Tinea Versicolor on their chest and back. Each subject will serve as their own control, with aqueous gel applied to the chest or back, and the non-aqueous gel (DBI-002 or vehicle) applied to the opposite side. Treatment kits will be assigned sequentially to subjects. The subject and the investigator will be blinded to the pre-defined randomization assignments. In this Phase IIA proof-of-mechanism study, cohorts 1, 2, and 3 were designed to be similar to a dose-escalating study. These cohorts will be enrolled sequentially, with a safety pause in between cohorts to evaluate events and/or local tolerability to topical application of the investigational product (DBI-002) or aqueous gel. Within each cohort, the first two subjects enrolled will have a single application of DBI-002 and aqueous gel, with a pause to assess adverse events and local tolerability. In the absence of safety concerns, the remaining subjects in that cohort will be enrolled to receive five consecutive daily applications of DBI-002 and aqueous gel. Cohort 1 will be low dose. Cohort 2 will be medium dose. Cohort 3 will be high dose. In the absence of safety concerns, the Investigator will proceed to enroll the next cohort, or extend (EXT) the enrollment of a cohort upon receiving Ethics Committee approval. Single-dose subjects remain in their original single-dose cohort assignment and do not dose-escalate, nor participate in the multiple-dose portion of that cohort, nor Cohort 4. The fourth cohort, Cohort 4, was designed to compare vehicle with aqueous gel. All subjects in this cohort will be required to receive five consecutive daily applications of vehicle and aqueous gel. The Investigator may enroll cohort 4 in parallel with the above cohorts.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALDBI-002 probiotic gel

Topical application on skin affected with tinea versicolor

BIOLOGICALAqueous gel

Topical application on skin affected with tinea versicolor

Sponsors

DermBiont, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Ability to understand, agree to and sign the study Informed Consent Form (ICF). If the subject is unable to provide consent him/herself, the subject's legally acceptable representative may provide written consent. 2. Male or Female Subjects of any race 18 - 65 years of age. 3. Subjects with a clinical diagnosis of Tinea versicolor (TV is a common benign superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and back). 4. A positive potassium hydroxide (KOH) examination consistent with Malassezia prior to the treatment period done at the clinical site. 5. Agree to not use soap and water on the chest and back for at least 12 hours before the study visits for Baseline/Day 1, Day 5, and Day 14, and follow all study instructions for use of soap and water on the chest and back during participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

1. Females who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding. 2. Any dermatological conditions that could interfere with clinical evaluations or any disease state or physical condition which might expose the patient to an unacceptable risk by study participation. 3. Any underlying disease(s) or other dermatological conditions that require the use of exclusionary topical or systemic therapy (see below). 4. Known sensitivity to any of the components of the study medication. 5. Use of a prescription or non-prescription topical treatment on the targeted TV anatomical locations within the previous 4 weeks, for example: anti-fungal, antibacterial or anti-microbial products, selenium and anti-inflammatories (e.g., corticosteroids). 6. Use of a systemic anti-fungal or antibiotic treatment for TV within the previous 4 weeks, Use of medicated shampoos and/or soaps within the previous 4 weeks. 7. Treatment of any type of cancer within the last 6 months. 8. History of any significant internal disease which contraindicates use of live microbiome (e.g. leukemia, liver failure, cardiovascular disease). 9. Subjects who are known to be allergic to any of the test product(s) or any components in the investigational product(s) or history of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to any of the study preparations as described in the Investigator's Brochure (IB). 10. AIDS or AIDS related complex by medical history. 11. Known or suspected use of immunosuppressive medications and/or has a known or suspected autoimmune disease. 12. Any subject not able to meet the study attendance requirements. 13. Subjects who have participated in any other trial of an investigational drug or device within 30 days prior to enrollment or participation in a research study concurrent with this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)14 days of participationThe primary analysis will summarize the number of subjects with more qPCR DBI-002 drug product and more improvement in qPCR Malassezia (fungal cause of tinea versicolor) between DBI-002 Drug Product (Active) and aqueous gel (Control) at Day 5 or Day 14 versus Baseline.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated Lesion14 days of participationThe secondary analysis will summarize the number of subjects with more improvement in individual signs and symptoms of TV between DBI-002 Drug Product (Active) and aqueous gel (Control) at Day 5 or Day 14 versus Baseline

Countries

El Salvador

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

All subjects are required to have Tinea Versicolor on their chest and back, with no pre-assignment, as each subject functions as their own control. Each subject had test article (aqueous gel and active) applied, randomized, within treatment sites to 100cm2. The dose-escalating DBI-002 cohorts (1, 2, and 3) were enrolled in sequence, with a safety pause between cohorts to assess adverse events and local reactions to topical application. 34 total subjects were enrolled and received treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort 1
Low dose 10\^6 CFUs /ml of DBI-002 probiotic vs. aqueous gel Single treatment dose OR Once-daily application for 5 consecutive days
6
Cohort 2
Medium dose 10\^8 CFUs /ml of DBI-002 probiotic vs. aqueous gel Single treatment dose OR Once-daily application for 5 consecutive days
6
Cohort 3
High dose 10\^10 CFUs /ml of DBI-002 probiotic vs. aqueous gel Single treatment dose OR Once-daily application for 5 consecutive days
6
Cohort 1EXT
Low dose 10\^6 CFUs /ml of DBI-002 probiotic vs. aqueous gel Single treatment dose OR Once-daily application for 5 consecutive days
4
Cohort 2EXT
Medium dose 10\^8 CFUs /ml of DBI-002 probiotic vs. aqueous gel Single treatment dose OR Once-daily application for 5 consecutive days
4
Cohort 3EXT
High dose 10\^10 CFUs /ml of DBI-002 probiotic vs. aqueous gel Single treatment dose OR Once-daily application for 5 consecutive days
4
Cohort 4
Vehicle gel vs. aqueous (CMC) gel Once-daily application for 5 consecutive days
4
Total34

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalCohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 3Cohort 1EXTCohort 2EXTCohort 3EXTCohort 4
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
34 Participants6 Participants6 Participants6 Participants4 Participants4 Participants4 Participants4 Participants
Age, Continuous32.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.2
33.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.6
24.5 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.52
29.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.22
29.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.29
47.3 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.6
31.3 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.1
34.8 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.1
Clinical diagnosis of Tinea Versicolor on the chest and back34 Participants6 Participants6 Participants6 Participants4 Participants4 Participants4 Participants4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
34 Participants6 Participants6 Participants6 Participants4 Participants4 Participants4 Participants4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
El Salvador
34 participants6 participants6 participants6 participants4 participants4 participants4 participants4 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants0 Participants4 Participants4 Participants2 Participants1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
22 Participants6 Participants2 Participants2 Participants2 Participants3 Participants3 Participants4 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
EG005
affected / at risk
EG006
affected / at risk
EG007
affected / at risk
EG008
affected / at risk
EG009
affected / at risk
EG010
affected / at risk
EG011
affected / at risk
EG012
affected / at risk
EG013
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 4
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 41 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 4
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 4

Outcome results

Primary

Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)

The primary analysis will summarize the number of subjects with more qPCR DBI-002 drug product and more improvement in qPCR Malassezia (fungal cause of tinea versicolor) between DBI-002 Drug Product (Active) and aqueous gel (Control) at Day 5 or Day 14 versus Baseline.

Time frame: 14 days of participation

Population: The primary analysis will compare the differences at Day 5 between DBI-002 Drug Product (DP), vehicle gel, and/or aqueous gel in abundance of Malassezia based on molecular diagnostic qPCR using a 2-sided Wilcoxon sign rank test, alpha = 0.05, with a null hypothesis of median difference equal to zero.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 1Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)2 Participants
Cohort 1Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)0 Participants
Cohort 1Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel3 Participants
Cohort 1Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel3 Participants
Cohort 2Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel5 Participants
Cohort 2Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)1 Participants
Cohort 2Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)4 Participants
Cohort 2Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel3 Participants
Cohort 3Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel4 Participants
Cohort 3Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel5 Participants
Cohort 3Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)4 Participants
Cohort 3Molecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)5 Participants
Cohort 1EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)1 Participants
Cohort 1EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel3 Participants
Cohort 1EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)0 Participants
Cohort 1EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel4 Participants
Cohort 2EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel4 Participants
Cohort 2EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel1 Participants
Cohort 2EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)0 Participants
Cohort 2EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)1 Participants
Cohort 3EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)2 Participants
Cohort 3EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel2 Participants
Cohort 3EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 14 qPCR Malassezia(fungal cause of TV):# Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel1 Participants
Cohort 3EXTMolecular Diagnostic qPCR Comparison of DBI-002 Drug Product and Malassezia (Fungal Cause of Tinea Versicolor)Day 5 qPCR DBI-002 Drug Product: # Subjects where Active Improves More than Aqueous Gel (Control)4 Participants
Comparison: The analysis compared the differences at Day 5 between DBI-002 probiotic gel (active) and vehicle gel (active Cohort 4 only) in abundance of Malassezia based on molecular diagnostic qPCR using a 2-sided Wilcoxon sign rank test, alpha = 0.05, with a null hypothesis of median difference equal to zero.p-value: 0.2Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
Comparison: The analysis compared the differences at Day 14 between DBI-002 probiotic gel (active) and vehicle gel (active Cohort 4 only) in abundance of Malassezia based on molecular diagnostic qPCR using a 2-sided Wilcoxon sign rank test, alpha = 0.05, with a null hypothesis of median difference equal to zero.p-value: 1Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
Comparison: The analysis compared the differences at Day 5 between aqueous gel (control) and vehicle gel (active Cohort 4 only) in abundance of Malassezia based on molecular diagnostic qPCR using a 2-sided Wilcoxon sign rank test, alpha = 0.05, with a null hypothesis of median difference equal to zero.p-value: 0.6Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
Comparison: The analysis compared the differences at Day 14 between aqueous gel (control) and vehicle gel (active Cohort 4 only) in abundance of Malassezia based on molecular diagnostic qPCR using a 2-sided Wilcoxon sign rank test, alpha = 0.05, with a null hypothesis of median difference equal to zero.p-value: 1Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
Secondary

Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated Lesion

The secondary analysis will summarize the number of subjects with more improvement in individual signs and symptoms of TV between DBI-002 Drug Product (Active) and aqueous gel (Control) at Day 5 or Day 14 versus Baseline

Time frame: 14 days of participation

Population: The proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptoms of TV for the DBI-002 Drug Product-treated lesion than the vehicle-treated or aqueous gel-treated lesion is be summarized descriptively for Days 5 and 14.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 1Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 5 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptoms2 Participants
Cohort 1Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 14 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptom3 Participants
Cohort 2Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 5 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptoms2 Participants
Cohort 2Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 14 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptom3 Participants
Cohort 3Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 5 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptoms2 Participants
Cohort 3Proportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 14 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptom3 Participants
Cohort 1EXTProportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 5 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptoms2 Participants
Cohort 1EXTProportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 14 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptom2 Participants
Cohort 2EXTProportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 5 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptoms1 Participants
Cohort 2EXTProportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 14 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptom1 Participants
Cohort 3EXTProportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 5 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptoms2 Participants
Cohort 3EXTProportion of Participants With Decrease in Signs and Symptoms of Tinea Versicolor for the DBI-002 DP-treated Lesion Compared to the Aqueous Gel Treated LesionDay 14 proportion of subjects with a greater decrease in the scoring of individual signs and symptom2 Participants

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