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Efficacy/Safety/Subject Satisfaction/Duration of Response of Clobetasol Propionate Spray vs Ointment in Plaque Psoriasis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00733954
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 13, 2008
Results First Posted : August 20, 2009
Last Update Posted : August 23, 2022
Sponsor:
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Galderma R&D

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study is a comparison between Clobetasol Propionate Spray and Clobetasol Propionate Ointment with Regard to Efficacy, Safety, Subject Satisfaction and Duration of Response in Moderate to Severe Stable Plaque Psoriasis. Subjects will be enrolled and randomized into one of two groups: clobetasol propionate Spray for 4 weeks of treatment or clobetasol propionate ointment for 2 weeks of treatment with a 2 week follow-up visit for each group.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Plaque Psoriasis Drug: clobetasol propionate spray Drug: clobetasol propionate ointment Phase 4

Detailed Description:
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Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 250 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Comparison Between Clobetasol Propionate (Clobex®) Spray and Clobetasol Propionate Ointment With Regard to Efficacy, Safety, Subject Satisfaction and Duration of Response in Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Study Start Date : August 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : April 2008

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MedlinePlus related topics: Psoriasis

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: clobetasol propionate spray
clobetasol propionate spray 0.05%
 Drug: clobetasol propionate spray
Apply twice daily
Other Name: Clobex® Spray
Active Comparator: clobetasol propionate ointment
clobetasol propionate ointment 0.05%
 Drug: clobetasol propionate ointment
Apply twice daily


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of Participants Who Are Clear/Almost Clear of Plaque Psoriasis From Baseline to End of Treatment Based on the Overall Disease Severity (ODS) Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 and Baseline and Week 4 ]
    Success Rate on Overall Disease Severity (ODS) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe with Clear/Almost Clear being best and Severe/Very Severe being worst) from Baseline to End of Treatment (wk 4 - clobetasol propionate spray; wk 2 - clobetasol propionate ointment)


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of Participants Who Are Clear/Almost Clear of Plaque Psoriasis From Baseline to After Two Weeks of Treatment Based on the Overall Disease Severity (ODS) Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 ]
    Success Rate on Overall Disease Severity (ODS) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being best and Severe/Very Severe being worst from Baseline to after 2 weeks of treatment

  2. Number of Participants Who Are Clear/Almost Clear of Plaque Psoriasis From Baseline to 2 Weeks Post Treatment Based on the Overall Disease Severity (ODS) Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 and Baseline and Week 6 ]
    Success Rate on Overall Disease Severity scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being best and Severe/Very Severe being worst at 2 weeks post treatment (week 6 - clobetasol propionate spray and week 4 - clobetasol propionate ointment)

  3. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Erythema) From Baseline to After Two Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 ]
    Success Rate of decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (erythema) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline to after 2 weeks of treatment

  4. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Scaling) From Baseline to After Two Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 ]
    Success Rate of decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (scaling) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline to after 2 weeks of treatment

  5. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Plaque Elevation) From Baseline to After Two Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 ]
    Success Rate of decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (plaque elevation) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline to after 2 weeks of treatment

  6. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Erythema) From Baseline to End of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 and Baseline and Week 4 ]
    Success Rate on decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (erythema) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being success and all others failure from Baseline to end of treatment (week 4 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 2 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  7. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Scaling) From Baseline to End of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 and Baseline and Week 4 ]
    Success Rate on decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (scaling) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline to end of treatment (week 4 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 2 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  8. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Plaque Elevation) From Baseline to End of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 and Baseline and Week 4 ]
    Success Rate on decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (plaque elevation) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline to end of treatment (week 4 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 2 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  9. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Erythema) From Baseline to Two Weeks Post Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 and Baseline and Week 6 ]
    Success Rate on decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (erythema) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline to 2 weeks post treatment (week 6 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 4 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  10. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Scaling) From Baseline to Two Weeks Post Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 and Baseline and Week 6 ]
    Success Rate on decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (scaling) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline to 2 weeks post treatment (week 6 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 4 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  11. Number of Participants With Decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (Plaque Elevation) From Baseline to Two Weeks Post Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 and Baseline and Week 6 ]
    Success Rate on decrease in Signs of Psoriasis (plaque elevation) scale (Clear/Almost Clear, Mild, Moderate, Severe/Very Severe) with Clear/Almost Clear being success and all others being failure from Baseline and 2 weeks post treatment (week 6 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 4 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  12. Percent Decrease in Body Surface Area Affected (%BSA Affected) From Baseline to After Two Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 ]
    Percent decrease in Body Surface Area affected (% BSA affected) from Baseline to after two weeks of treatment

  13. Percent Decrease in Body Surface Area Treated (%BSA Treated) From Baseline to After Two Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 ]
    Percent decrease from baseline in Body Surface Area treated (% BSA treated) from Baseline to after two weeks of treatment

  14. Percent Decrease in Body Surface Area Affected (%BSA Affected) From Baseline to End of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 and Baseline and Week 4 ]
    Percent decrease in body surface area affected (%BSA affected) from Baseline to end of treatment (week 4 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 2 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  15. Percent Decrease in Body Surface Area Treated (%BSA Treated) From Baseline to End of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 2 and Baseline and Week 4 ]
    Percent decrease from baseline in body surface area treated (%BSA treated) from Baseline to end of treatment (week 4 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 2 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  16. Percent Decrease in Body Surface Area Affected (%BSA Affected) From Baseline to Two Weeks Post Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 and Baseline and Week 6 ]
    Percent decrease in body surface area affected (%BSA affected) from Baseline two weeks post treatment (week 6 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 4 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  17. Percent Decrease in Body Surface Area Treated (%BSA Treated) From Baseline to Two Weeks Post Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 and Baseline and Week 6 ]
    Percent decrease in body surface area treated (%BSA treated) from Baseline to two weeks post treatment (week 6 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 4 for clobetasol propionate ointment)

  18. Number of Participants With Tolerability Assessments Resulting in Adverse Events From Baseline to Two Weeks Post Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 and Baseline and Week 6 ]
    Number of Participants with Tolerability assessments (Pruritus, Telangiectasias, Stinging/Burning, Skin atrophy, Folliculitis) resulting in adverse events from Baseline to two weeks post treatment (week 6 for clobetasol propionate spray and week 4 for clobetasol propionate ointment)


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with a diagnosis of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, defined as 3% - 20% of the body surface area. For the purposes of study treatment, most areas will be treated with the exception of face, scalp, groin, axillae and other intertriginous areas
  • Overall disease severity is at least 3 (moderate)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who have surface area involvement too large that would require more than 50 grams per week of clobetasol propionate spray or more than 50 grams per week of clobetasol propionate ointment
  • Subjects whose psoriasis involves only the scalp, face or groin
  • Subjects with non-plaque psoriasis or other related diseases not classified as plaque psoriasis
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00733954


Locations
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United States, California
East Bay Dermatology Medical Group, Inc.
Fremont, California, United States, 94538
Solano Clinical Research
Vallejo, California, United States, 94589
United States, Michigan
Henry Ford Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
United States, Minnesota
Minnesota Clinical Study Center
Fridley, Minnesota, United States, 55432
United States, New York
Dermatology Associates of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States, 14623
United States, Texas
Baylor Research Institute - Dermatology Research
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
Sponsors and Collaborators
Galderma R&D
Investigators
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Study Director: Ronald W Gottschalk, MD Galderma R&D
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Responsible Party: Galderma R&D
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00733954    
Other Study ID Numbers: US10012
First Posted: August 13, 2008    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: August 20, 2009
Last Update Posted: August 23, 2022
Last Verified: April 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Psoriasis
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
Skin Diseases
Clobetasol
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
 Glucocorticoids
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs