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This Study is to Assess the Efficacy of Difamilast Ointment in Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis(AD)

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Vehicle-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Difamilast Ointment 1% in Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05608343
Enrollment
153
Registered
2022-11-08
Start date
2022-10-01
Completion date
2023-10-27
Last updated
2024-08-15

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Conditions

Atopic Dermatitis

Brief summary

This is a Phase 3 Double Blind multi-center study conducted at 40 investigational sites in United States to assess the efficacy and safety of Difamilast Ointment 1% in subjects ≥2 years of age with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis.

Interventions

Off-white ointment containing active ingredient, petrolatum and other ingredients

DRUGPlacebo

Matching Difamilast (Study drug) ointment without active ingradient

Sponsors

Acrotech Biopharma Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

Important Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who are male or female ≥2 years of age 2. Subjects and/or their parent(s)/legal guardian(s) (if subject is under the legal age of consent) provide written informed consent in accordance with federal and/or local laws prior to the conduct of any study-related procedures. 3. Subjects who have a diagnosis of AD based on the American Academy of Dermatology AD diagnostic criteria 4. Subjects who have had a diagnosis of AD for at least 6 months prior to Screening visit 5. Subjects who have AD involvement ≥5% to ≤40% of treatable Body Surface Area (BSA) excluding scalp 6. Subjects who have an AD Severity of mild (2) or moderate (3) as measured by the IGA of AD Severity score at screening and baseline visit Important

Exclusion criteria

1. Female subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who plan to become pregnant during the study and through 90 days after the last dose of study drug 2. Subjects who have evidence of spontaneous clearance of AD between screening and baseline visits 3. Subjects who have a history of unstable AD as assessed by the Investigator. Unstable AD is defined as disease flares occurring within 4 weeks prior to baseline visit 4. Subjects who have an active or acute skin infection (eg, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and chicken pox) and/or clinically infected AD 5. Subject with greater than mild depression and suicidal ideation prior to screening or between screening and baseline visits 6. Subjects who have a known history of alcohol abuse or illicit drugs within 6 months prior to screening Etc.,

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
To evaluate the efficacy of twice-daily topical application of Difamilast ointment 1% compared to vehicle control in subjects ≥2 years of age with mild to moderate ADBaseline, Day 29The proportion of subjects achieving success on the the 5-point Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) of AD Severity score at Day 29, and the success is defined as as a score of Clear (0) or Almost clear (1), with at least a 2-grade improvement from Baseline on the 5-point IGA of AD Severity score at Day 29

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
To further characterize the efficacy of Difamilast ointment 1% compared to vehicle control in subjects with mild to moderate ADBaseline, Day 15, Day 22 and Day 29The proportion of subjects achieving an IGA of AD Severity score of Clear (0) or Almost clear (1) at Day 29; the proportion of subjects achieving success on the 5-point IGA of AD Severity score at Day 22; the proportion of subjects achieving success on the 5-point IGA of AD Severity score at Day 15 The proportion of subjects achieving success on the 5-point IGA of AD Severity score at Day 22 The proportion of subjects achieving success on the 5-point IGA of AD Severity score at Day 15

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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