Investigation of the Efficacy of 2.5% and 5% Cis-urocanic Acid in Patients With Moderate or Severe Atopic Dermatitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate dose response, safety, tolerability and efficacy of 2.5% and 5% cis-UCA in comparison to placebo and active comparator in the treatment of adult patients with moderate or severe chronic atopic dermatitis.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: BioCis Pharma Ltd
• Treatments: Tacrolimus

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Informed consent obtained prior to any screening procedure

• Caucasian male or female patient

• At least 18 years of age

• Weight at least 45 kg

• Patient with moderate or severe chronic atopic dermatitis

• Good general health ascertained by medical history, physical examination and laboratory determinations, showing no signs of clinically significant findings, except chronic atopic dermatitis

• Negative pregnancy test (premenopausal female patient) at screening and use of adequate contraceptive measures (both male and female patients) throughout the study and 30 days after the last cis-UCA dose

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of other significant skin disease, or skin manifestations of allergic illness or other dermatologic condition, except chronic moderate or severe atopic dermatitis, that would interfere with the trial assessments or compromise the patient's safety according to the opinion of the Investigator

• Present symptoms of other skin diseases, except chronic atopic dermatitis, that could disturb the study assessment and evaluation of the skin

• Current use of any active systemic medication for chronic atopic dermatitis within one month

• Current use of active topical medication in the planned investigational area for chronic atopic dermatitis within two weeks

• History of a sunny holiday, UV-light therapy or solarium use within one month before beginning of study treatments, or planning such during the study or within 7 days after the study

• Allergy to cis-UCA, or any constituents of the placebo emulsion cream or any constituents of Protopic® ointment

• History of any skin-related cancer

• Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency or ongoing therapy that cause immunosuppression

• Earlier participation in a clinical study performed with cis-UCA

• Any clinically significant laboratory test result

• Suspected current drug or alcohol abuse

• Clinically significant illness during the 4 weeks prior to the first dose administration

• Any other condition that in the opinion of the Investigator would interfere with the evaluation of the study results or constitute a health hazard for the patient

• Unwillingness or doubtful capacity to comply with the protocol

• Doubtful availability to complete the study