Safety and Efficacy Study of a New Treatment for Recurrent Symptoms of Oral Herpes Virus Infection
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01308424 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 4, 2011
Results First Posted : August 13, 2013
Last Update Posted : August 13, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Oral Herpes Simplex | Drug: BTL TML HSV Drug: Matching placebo | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 171 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel, Placebo-controlled Study for the Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of BTL-TML-HSV for the Treatment of Recurrent Symptomatic Oral Herpes Virus Infection |
Study Start Date : | January 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: BTL TML HSV |
Drug: BTL TML HSV
Sublingual micro-dosing for 7 days |
Placebo Comparator: Matching Placebo |
Drug: Matching placebo
sublingual dosing for 7 days |
- Proportion of Subjects Who Experience a New Cold Sore Outbreak That Proceeds to the Lesion Stage. Of Those Subjects That Take Study Medication (Experience a New Emerging Cold Sore) Those That Proceed to Lesion Stage (Cold Sore Stage - 3 Vesicle or Above). [ Time Frame: 7-14 days (depending on time of lesion outbreak - subjects had 7 days to experience a new emerging cold sore) ]Subjects start a daily diary based on start of symptoms of a new emerging cold sore and start taking study medication. Subjects note the start time of study medication along with cold sore stage(s)for at least 7 days and up to 14 days. Subjects take study medication for 7 days. Cold Sore stages are 0=Dormant, 1=Prodrome, 2=Inflammation, 3=Vesicle, 4=Ulcer, 5=Crust, 6=Healed. If subjects do not experience a new cold sore outbreak within 7 days, they do not take study medication and are completed with the study.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical history of recurrent cold sores averaging 2 or more episodes per year
- Experiences prodromal symptoms (tingling, burning, itching) of cold sores
- Herpes Simplex Virus seropositive (by blood test)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Immuno-suppressed or taking immunosuppressant medication
- Use of antiviral therapy directly prior and during the study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01308424
United States, Kentucky | |
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry/Center for Oral Health Research | |
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536 | |
United States, New York | |
School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214 | |
Family Dentistry | |
Norwich, New York, United States, 13815 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261 |
Responsible Party: | Beech Tree Labs, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01308424 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2010-03-0112 |
First Posted: | March 4, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | August 13, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | August 13, 2013 |
Last Verified: | August 2013 |
Herpes Labialis Herpes Simplex Herpes |
Virus Diseases Herpesviridae Infections Herpes Simplex Stomatitis, Herpetic DNA Virus Infections Skin Diseases, Viral |
Skin Diseases, Infectious Skin Diseases Stomatitis Mouth Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases |