Investigation of Flare and Remission in Subjects With Atopic Dermatitis

Investigation of Flare and Remission in Atopic Dermatitis in an Integrated Longitudinal Trial: Effects of Systemic Treatment With Cyclosporine A

The trial is an exploratory, single-centre, uncontrolled, open-label, interventional trial of up to 19 weeks' duration to investigate flare and remission in subjects with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) treated with cyclosporine A (CsA).

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Atopic Dermatitis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Cyclosporine A

Detailed Description

40 subjects with moderate-to-severe AD will be treated with a 3-week course of high-dose CsA, which is a standard-of-care treatment regimen. After 3 weeks, all responders shift to oral low-dose CsA treatment (2-2.5 mg/kg/day) until onset of a second flare or until Week 16 (Day 113).

In case of a second AD flare, the subjects shift back to oral high-dose CsA treatment (4-5 mg/kg/day) for 3 weeks.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3015 GD
    • Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Main Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis and history of chronic, moderate-to-severe AD (by the Eichenfield revised criteria of Hanifin and Rajka) for at least 3 years before the screening visit.
• Subjects who have an AD flare at the start of the trial (EASI score ≥10 at screening and ≥16 at the baseline visit).

Main Exclusion Criteria:

• Treatment with allergen immunotherapy within 6 months before the baseline visit.
• Treatment with leukotriene inhibitors, systemic glucocorticoids, or other systemic treatment for AD (including immunosuppressive treatment, ultraviolet therapy, and biologics) within 4 weeks before the baseline visit.
• Treatment with topical corticosteroids or topical calcineurin inhibitors within 1 week before the baseline visit.
• Chronic or acute infection requiring treatment with oral or intravenous antibiotics, anti-virals, anti-parasitics, anti-protozoals, or anti-fungals within 4 weeks before the screening visit or superficial skin infections within 1 week before the screening visit.
• History of malignancy within 5 years before the baseline visit, with the following exceptions: subjects with a history of completely treated carcinoma in situ of cervix, and non-metastatic squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin are allowed.
• Hypertension (>150/95 mmHg) at the screening visit.
• Planned surgical procedure during the length of the subject's participation in this trial.
• Use of a tanning booth/parlour within 4 weeks before the screening visit.
• Pregnant, breastfeeding, or lactating women.
• Laboratory abnormalities at the screening visit.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cyclosporine A treatment; Oral cyclosporine A treatment	Drug: Cyclosporine A; Initial treatment: Oral cyclosporine A (CsA) treatment (4-5 mg/kg/day) for 3 weeks. Responders shift to oral low-dose CsA treatment (2-2.5 mg/kg/day) until onset of a second flare or until Week 16 (Day 113). In case of a second AD flare, the subjects shift back to oral high-dose CsA treatment (4-5 mg/kg/day) for 3 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Time to flare* in subjects with moderate-to-severe AD who responded to a 3-week course of high-dose CsA treatment.	*A flare is defined as exacerbation of the disease, where intensification of medicine is considered necessary.	Day 1 to Day 113 (end of trial)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Number of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) up until end of trial.	Up to Day 113 (end of trial)
Number of subjects with TEAEs up until end of trial.	Up to Day 113 (end of trial)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: LEO Pharma
• Investigators: Study Director: Medical Expert, LEO Pharma

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 14, 2019
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 16, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): October 17, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 7, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 6, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: atopic dermatitis; cyclosporine A; atopic dermatitis pathophysiology
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Immune System Diseases; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Skin Diseases; Skin Diseases, Genetic; Skin Diseases, Eczematous; Dermatitis, Atopic; Dermatitis; Eczema; Anti-Infective Agents; Antifungal Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antirheumatic Agents; Dermatologic Agents; Calcineurin Inhibitors; Cyclosporine; Cyclosporins
• Other Study ID Numbers: EXP-1392; 2018-000229-30 (EudraCT Number)

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: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No