Evaluation and Detection of Facial Propionibacterium Acnes Bacteria and Phage

December 30, 2016 updated by: MBcure Ltd

Evaluation and Detection of Facial Propionibacterium Acnes Bacteria and Phage Using Pore Strips in Humans

This multi-center, outpatient study will extract and evaluate the presence of facial P. acnes bacteria and phage strains using pore strips on up to 400 human subjects.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

This multi-center, outpatient study will extract and evaluate the presence of facial P. acnes bacteria and phage strains using pore strips on up to 400 human subjects. An additional P. acnes visual detection method (VISIOPOR ® PP34N) will be used in this study as per PI decision to explore whether there is a correlation between P. acnes bacterial presence and fluorescent signal.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

400

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 50 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects will be male or female, ages 14-50. Healthy subjects and acne diagnosed subjects.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adults between 14 to 50 years of age inclusive at the time of signing the informed consent
  2. Able to provide written informed consent
  3. Subjects who are willing to undergo pore strip treatment using the cosmetically acceptable pore strip product
  4. Subjects who are willing to provide comprehensive demographic data using questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Unwilling or unable to follow the procedures outlined in the protocol
  2. Subjects treated with isotretinoin or tretinion during the 6 months prior to visit 1
  3. Subjects treated with immunosuppressant agents
  4. Pregnant subjects

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
P. acne subjects
14-50 year of age, P. acne diagnosed subjects
None P. acne subjects
14-50 year of age, none P. acne diagnosed subjects

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Detection and analysis of facial P. acnes presence
Time Frame: Day 0 and week 8 (optional)
Day 0 and week 8 (optional)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Assessing correlation between phage and P. acnes using: a. Demographic Questionnaire b. Visual Supportive Methodology (VISIOPOR ® PP34N) as per PI decision.
Time Frame: Day 0 and week 8 (optional
Day 0 and week 8 (optional

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jonathan Shapiro, MD, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 30, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 30, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

January 4, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 4, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 30, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MBC-CL-01-2016

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

2 sites to be activated. Dr. Shapiro is considered as PI in both sites

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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