Safety and Efficacy of ARQ-154 Foam in Subjects With Seborrheic Dermatitis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04091646 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 17, 2019
Last Update Posted : October 19, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Seborrheic Dermatitis | Drug: ARQ-154 foam 0.3% | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 226 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2b, 8-Week, Parallel Group, Double Blind, Vehicle-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of ARQ-154 Foam 0.3% Administered QD in Subjects With Seborrheic Dermatitis |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 4, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 18, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 21, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: ARQ-154 foam 0.3% |
Drug: ARQ-154 foam 0.3%
experimental |
Placebo Comparator: ARQ-154 foam Vehicle |
Drug: ARQ-154 foam 0.3%
experimental |
- Investigator Global Assessment Scale (IGA) Score Change [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]Achievement of an IGA score of 'clear' or 'almost clear' plus a 2-grade improvement from Baseline. This global assessment scale has five severity grades reported from 0-4 and defined as Clear (0), Almost Clear (1), Mild (2), Moderate (3), Severe (4).
- IGA Score Change [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2 and Week 4 ]Achievement of an IGA score of 'clear' or 'almost clear' plus a 2-grade improvement from Baseline at weeks 2 and 4. This global assessment scale has five severity grades reported from 0-4 and defined as Clear (0), Almost Clear (1), Mild (2), Moderate (3), Severe (4).
- Overall Assessment of Erythema Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8 ]Change from Baseline in Overall Assessment of Erythema score at each study visit. Achievement of an Overall Assessment of Erythema score of 0 or 1 plus a 2-grade improvement from Baseline. This assessment scale has four severity grades reported from 0-3 and defined as None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3).
- Overall Assessment of Scaling Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8 ]Change from Baseline in Overall Assessment of Scaling score at each study visit. Achievement of an Overall Assessment of Scaling score of 0 or 1 plus a 2-grade improvement from Baseline. This assessment scale has four severity grades reported from 0-3 and defined as None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3).
- Worst Itch Numeric Rating Scale (WI-NRS) Score Change [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8 ]Change in WI-NRS pruritus score from Baseline. In subjects with a Baseline WI-NRS pruritis score of > 4, achievement of a > 4-point improvement from Baseline. WI-NRS is a subject-reported severity of itch at its highest intensity during the previous 24-hour period. The scale is from '0 to 10' ("no itch" to "worst imaginable itch")

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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:
- Participants legally competent to sign and give informed consent.
- Males and females ages 18 years and older (inclusive) at the time of consent.
- Clinical diagnosis of seborrheic dermatitis of at least 3 months duration as determined by the Investigator. Stable disease for the past 4 weeks.
- Seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp and/or face and/or trunk and/or intertriginous areas
- An Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) of disease severity of at least Moderate ('3') at Baseline.
- Overall Assessment of Erythema and Overall Assessment of Scaling scores of at least Moderate ('2') at Baseline.
- Females of childbearing potential (FOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening (Visit 1) and a negative urine pregnancy test at Baseline (Visit 2).
- Females of non-childbearing potential must either be post-menopausal with spontaneous amenorrhea for at least 12 months or have undergone surgical sterilization.
- Subjects in good health as judged by the Investigator, based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, serum chemistry labs, hematology values, and urinalysis.
- Subjects are considered reliable and capable of adhering to the Protocol and visit schedule according to the Investigator judgment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who cannot discontinue treatment with therapies for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis prior to the Baseline visit and during the study according to Excluded Medications and Treatments
- Planned excessive exposure of treated area(s) to either natural or artificial sunlight, tanning bed or other LED
- Subjects who cannot discontinue the use of strong P-450 cytochrome inhibitors e.g., indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, clarithromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, saquinavir, suboxone and telithromycin for two weeks prior to the Baseline visit (Visit 2) and during the study
- Subjects who cannot discontinue the use of strong P-450 cytochrome inducers e.g., efavirenz, nevirapine, glucocorticoids, barbiturates (including phenobarbital), phenytoin, rifampin, and carbamazepine for two weeks prior to the Baseline visit (Visit 2) and during the study.
- Subjects with PHQ-8 >10 at Screening or Baseline visits.
- Previous treatment with ARQ-151 and ARQ-154.
- Subjects who have received oral roflumilast (Daliresp®, Daxas®) or other PDE-4 inhibitors (apremilast) within the past 4 weeks
- Known allergies to excipients in ARQ-154 foam
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Known or suspected:
- severe renal insufficiency or moderate to severe hepatic disorders
- hypersensitivity to component(s) of the investigational products
- history of severe depression, suicidal ideation, or Baseline/Screening C-SSRS indicative of suicidal ideation, whether lifetime or recent/current
- Subjects with a history of a major surgery within 8 weeks prior to Baseline (Visit 2) or has a major surgery planned during the study
- Subjects with any condition on the treatment area which, in the opinion of the Investigator, could confound efficacy measurements.
- Subjects unable to apply product to the scalp due to physical limitations.
- Females who are pregnant, wishing to become pregnant during the study, or are breast-feeding.
- A clinically relevant history of abuse of alcohol or other drugs, at the discretion of the Investigator.
- Subjects who are unable to communicate, read or understand the local language, or who display another condition, which in the Investigator's opinion, makes them unsuitable for clinical study participation.
- Subjects who are family members of the clinical study site, clinical study staff, or sponsor, or family members of enrolled subjects.
- Any condition that in the Investigator's assessment would preclude the subject from participating in the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04091646

Responsible Party: | Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04091646 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ARQ-154-203 |
First Posted: | September 17, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 19, 2020 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Dermatitis Dermatitis, Seborrheic Skin Diseases |
Sebaceous Gland Diseases Skin Diseases, Eczematous Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous |