- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03953209
Spironolactone for the Treatment of Melasma
Spironolactone for the Treatment of Melasma: a Prospective, Open-label Proof-of-concept and Dose-ranging Study
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Melasma is a common, acquired condition of the skin characterized by symmetric reticulated hyperpigmented patches, most often of the central face and mandible.
An array of treatment modalities encompassing topical, oral, procedural, and combination therapies have been used to treat the disorder, with varying levels of immediate and long-term efficacy. Current treatment options are often unsuccessful in inducing complete disease remission. The tolerability of certain treatments is a valid concern, with adverse reactions such as irritation, peeling, burning, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation a common occurrence. Antiandrogens like spironolactone have been successfully used as adjunctive treatment for melasma. However, evidence for its off-label use for this purpose remains anecdotal. Clinical data regarding its efficacy and dosing are absent from the literature and are likely barriers to the drug's use in melasma. The high relapse rates and unfavorable side effect profiles of traditional treatment regimens underlie the need for an improved multimodal approach.
This prospective, randomized trial seeks to obtain information about the efficacy and tolerability of spironolactone to treat refractory melasma to guide future studies and clinical decision making. Participants will be randomized to one of the three dosage groups and take the study drug for 12 weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, week 6, week 12, and week 16. Subjects may opt to participate in a treatment extension period of up to 9 additional months, in which they will return to clinic monthly for outcome assessment.
Study Type
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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South Carolina
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
- Medical University of SC
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject must have clinically diagnosed melasma, with an inadequate response to other treatment modalities, including but not limited to depigmenting agents, topical retinoids, topical steroids, peeling agents, laser and light therapies and combined topical creams.
- Subject must be a female.
- Subject must be 18-70 years of age.
- Women of child-bearing potential must be on effective contraception. Acceptable methods of contraception include oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), hormonal or copper IUDs, contraceptive implants, contraceptive injections, birth control patches, vaginal rings, condom, sponge, diaphragm with spermicide, or prior surgical sterilization.
- Subject must provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures being performed.
- Subject must be willing to comply with all clinical study procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is a pregnant or nursing female.
- Subject has previously received spironolactone or another antiandrogenic treatment for melasma.
- Subject is hyperkalemic, defined by a potassium level of greater than 5.1 mEq/liter.
- Subjects with Addison's disease.
- Subjects taking eplerenone or other potassium-sparing diuretics, lithium, cholestyramine, ACE inhibitors/angiotensin II antagonists/aldosterone blockers, or NSAIDS.
- Subjects receiving potassium supplementation.
- Subjects with history of renal disease or an eFGR < 30.
- Subjects with acute or chronic liver failure.
- Subject has an acute psychiatric condition that impairs ability to give consent or follow study protocols.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: spironolactone 50 mg
Oral administration of spironolactone 50 mg once daily for 12 weeks
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Oral administration of one spironolactone 50 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks
Other Names:
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Experimental: spironolactone 100 mg
Oral administration of spironolactone 100 mg once daily for 12 weeks
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Oral administration of one spironolactone 100 mg tablet once daily for 12 weeks
Other Names:
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Experimental: spironolactone 200 mg
Oral administration of spironolactone 200 mg once daily for 12 weeks
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Oral administration of two spironolactone 100 mg tablets once daily for 12 weeks
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Proportion of patients achieving clinical response
Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks
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Clinical response defined as a 30% reduction in physician-assigned melanoma severity score on an anchored 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) with a minimum of 0 representing clear (better outcome) and a maximum of 100 representing very severe (worse outcome)
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baseline and 12 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Proportion of patients achieving clinical response
Time Frame: week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Clinical response defined as a 30% reduction in physician-assigned melanoma severity score on an anchored 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) with a minimum of 0 representing clear (better outcome) and a maximum of 100 representing very severe (worse outcome)
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week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Change in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, week 12, week 16, and week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Dermatology-specific quality of life questionnaire consisting of 10 items concerning patients' perception of the impact of skin diseases on different aspects of their health-related quality of life over the last week.
Each item is scored on a four point likert scale and the DLQI is calculated by summing the score of each question resulting in a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30.
The higher the score, the greater impairment of the patients QoL.
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baseline, week 6, week 12, week 16, and week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Tolerability of spironolactone as measured by incidence of treatment-related adverse events
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, week 12, week 16, and week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Patient reported and physician observed
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baseline, week 6, week 12, week 16, and week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Comparing proportion of patients achieving clinical response between the three treatment arms: 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg of spironolactone
Time Frame: week 6, week 12, week 16, and week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Will estimate the difference between the proportions in the treatment arms
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week 6, week 12, week 16, and week 6, week 16, and optional treatment extension period visits lasting up to 1 yr
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Dirk Elston, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 00076765
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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