Open Label Study to Assess the Effect of Secukinumab in Moderate to Severe Papulopustular Rosacea

January 17, 2020 updated by: Anne Chang

An Open Label Phase 1b Study of Secukinumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Papulopustular Rosacea

This is a study to determine whether secukinumab is a potential therapy for those with papulopustular rosacea. We will observe whether this drug decreases the size and/or amount and severity of the pustules of those who suffer from rosacea.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Rosacea is a common inflammatory skin disease affecting up to 10% of adults. Despite this, the etiology of rosacea is unclear, although there may be a genetic predisposition (Chang et al., 2015). Currently, there is no cure. Rosacea can lead to scarring, itching, burning, and is associated with anxiety and depression (Moustafa et al., 2015), significantly affecting quality of life.

Secukinumab is an antibody that binds to a protein (interleukin (IL)-17A) that is involved in inflammation. When IL-17A is bound to secukinumab, it cannot bind to its receptor, thereby inhibiting its ability to feed the inflammatory response. In clinical trials, secukinumab has been effective for moderate to severe psoriasis (Blauvelt et al., 2015). Recently, human data from all types of rosacea have shown Th1/Th17 polarization profile of the T-cell response, suggesting that anti-IL-17 therapy may be beneficial for rosacea (Buhl et al., 2015). Hence, secukinumab could be effective against rosacea. This proposal is a proof-of-concept study to use secukinumab in open label design for moderate to severe papulopustular rosacea.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

    • California
      • Redwood City, California, United States, 94603
        • Stanford Dermatology

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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • moderate to severe papulopustular rosacea defined clinically using the grading system of Wilkin et al. (2004) as having at least ten lesions (either papules or pustules) on face at time of enrollment
  • age 18 years or greater willing and able to understand and sign informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

  • known hypersensitivity to secukinumab
  • topical or oral anti-rosacea medication usage for 28 days prior to enrollment
  • active Crohn's disease, as secukinumab may exacerbate this disease
  • active infection including tuberculosis, hepatitis B or C, human immunodeficiency virus
  • participants with latent tuberculosis will need to have treatment initiated prior to starting study drug
  • pregnant or lactating
  • active and/or uncontrolled medical conditions that may interfere with study procedures or obscure rosacea assessment such as cutaneous lupus
  • use of retinoids within past 3 months of enrollment
  • use of antibiotics within 4 weeks of enrollment
  • use of light based or laser treatment to face within 8 weeks of enrollment
  • use of topical or systemic steroids within 4 weeks of enrollment
  • acne conglobate, acne fulminans, chloracne, severe acne requiring systemic treatment

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?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Secukinumab arm
Participants receive secukinumab (7 doses over a 16-week study period).
Secukinumab 300 mg administered subcutaneously.
Other Names:
  • Tremfya

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Papule/Pustule Count at Week 16
Time Frame: Baseline, week 16
The total number of papules and pustules on the patient was assessed.
Baseline, week 16

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline Papule/Pustule Count at Week 12
Time Frame: Baseline, week 12
The total number of papules and pustules on the patient was assessed.
Baseline, week 12
Change From Baseline in Clinician's Global Severity Score for Rosacea at Week 16
Time Frame: Baseline, week 16
Scale range: 0-4 (0=none to very mild; 1=mild; 2=moderate; 3=severe; 4=very severe).
Baseline, week 16
Change From Baseline in Clinician's Global Erythema Assessment Score at Week 16
Time Frame: Baseline, week 16
Scale range: 0-4 (0=none; 1=mild; 2=moderate; 3=significant; 4=severe).
Baseline, week 16
Change From Baseline in Rosacea Quality of Life (RosaQoL) Score at Week 16
Time Frame: Baseline, week 16
Scale range: 0-5 with greater scores denoting worse quality of life.
Baseline, week 16
Count of Participants With ≥ Grade 3 Adverse Events
Time Frame: 16 weeks
16 weeks
Change From Baseline in Immune Infiltrates in Papulopustular Rosacea Lesions at Week 16
Time Frame: Baseline, week 16
Immune infiltrates as assessed by immunohistochemistry, using a semi-quantitative grading scale for histological inflammation (scale range: 0-4, with 0-normal to 4-widespread inflammation).
Baseline, week 16

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anne Chang, MD, Stanford University

Publications and helpful links

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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 (ACTUAL)

June 21, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

January 25, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 25, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 9, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 9, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

March 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

February 5, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • e-protocol 38599

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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

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