A Single-Centre Clinical Trial to Assess Steroid Induced Skin Atrophy on Healthy Skin
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02355639 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 4, 2015
Last Update Posted : May 3, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases | Drug: Clobetasol propionate 0.05 % ointment Drug: Betamethasone dipropionate 0.064 % ointment Drug: Petrolatum ointment | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | A Single-Centre, Explorative, Randomised, Investigator-Blinded, Negative-Controlled, Phase I Clinical Trial With Intra-Individual Comparison of Treatments to Assess Steroid Induced Skin Atrophy on Healthy Skin |
Study Start Date : | January 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2015 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Clobetasol propionate 0.05 % ointment
Active drug
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Drug: Clobetasol propionate 0.05 % ointment |
Experimental: Betamethasone dipropionate 0.064 % ointment
Active drug
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Drug: Betamethasone dipropionate 0.064 % ointment |
Placebo Comparator: Petrolatum ointment
Placebo drug
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Drug: Petrolatum ointment |
- Change in skin thickness from baseline to end of treatment [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Relation of clinical features (skin transparency and telangiectasia) to the steroid induced skin atrophy after end of treatment [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 25 Years to 40 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy male volunteers, 25 to 40 years old inclusive.
- Healthy skin on volar arms with a hairless area sufficient for measurements
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinical skin atrophy, telangiectasia or striae on volar arms.
- Presence of any skin condition or colouration that would interfere with test sites or the response or assessment.
- Fitzpatrick skin type IV - VI.
- History or current evidence of infection, eczema or other relevant skin disease.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02355639
Germany | |
Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Department of Dermatology and Allergy | |
Berlin, Germany, 10117 |
Responsible Party: | LEO Pharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02355639 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EXP-1090 |
First Posted: | February 4, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 3, 2017 |
Last Verified: | May 2017 |
Connective Tissue Diseases Atrophy Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Betamethasone Betamethasone Valerate Betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate Betamethasone benzoate Clobetasol Petrolatum Betamethasone sodium phosphate |
Anti-Inflammatory Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Asthmatic Agents Respiratory System Agents Emollients Dermatologic Agents |