To Evaluate the Therapeutic Equivalence and Safety of TRETINOIN CREAM, 0.05% and RLD in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03433378 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 14, 2018
Last Update Posted : May 18, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acne Vulgaris | Drug: Tretinoin cream, 0.05% Drug: RETIN-A® (tretinoin) cream, 0.05% Drug: Vehicle of the test product | Early Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 700 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Bioequivalence |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Parallel-Group Study, Comparing TRETINOIN CREAM, 0.05% to RETIN-A® (TRETINOIN) CREAM, 0.05% and Both Active Treatments to a Placebo Control in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 4, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 26, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 26, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Tretinoin cream, 0.05%
Apply once a day application, under at-home use conditions.
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Drug: Tretinoin cream, 0.05%
Tretinoin cream, 0.05%
Other Name: Tretinoin |
Active Comparator: RETIN-A® (tretinoin) cream, 0.05%
Apply once a day application, under at-home use conditions.
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Drug: RETIN-A® (tretinoin) cream, 0.05%
RETIN-A® (tretinoin) cream, 0.05%
Other Name: Tretinoin |
Placebo Comparator: Vehicle of the test product
Apply once a day application, under at-home use conditions.
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Drug: Vehicle of the test product
Vehicle of the test product
Other Name: placebo |
- Demonstration of Bioequivalence [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]Demonstration of Bioequivalence in Percent change in inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesion counts

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 40 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy male or non pregnant female aged ≥ 12 and ≤ 40 years with a clinical diagnosis of acne vulgaris.
- Subjects must have a definite clinical diagnosis of acne vulgaris severity grade 2, 3, or 4 as per the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) (per Table 1 below).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Female Subjects who are pregnant, nursing or planning to become pregnant during study participation
- Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity or allergy to tretinoin, retinoids, or any of the study medication ingredients.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03433378
United States, North Carolina | |
Catawba Research, LLC | |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28217 |
Study Director: | Natalie Yantovskiy | Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc |
Responsible Party: | Taro Pharmaceuticals USA |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03433378 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TRTC 1623 |
First Posted: | February 14, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 18, 2018 |
Last Verified: | May 2018 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Acne Vulgaris Acneiform Eruptions Skin Diseases Sebaceous Gland Diseases |
Tretinoin Antineoplastic Agents Keratolytic Agents Dermatologic Agents |