Clinical Trial: Phase IV Study to Gather More Information About the Safety of ACZONE Gel, 5% in Treating Subjects With Acne Who Have G6PD Deficiency

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: ACZ ACN 01. A Phase 4, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled, Cross-Over Study to Further Evaluate the Risk of Hematological Adverse Events in G6PD-Def

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to gather more information about the safety of ACZONE Gel, 5% in treating subjects with acne who have certain blood disorders.

ACZONE Gel, 5% is a prescription skin use (topical) medicine used to help treat acne in people 12 years and older. ACZONE Gel, 5% has been studied in approximately 4000 people and was shown to reduce the number of pimples and improve acne.

The active drug ingredient in ACZONE Gel, 5% is dapsone. People with blood disorders called "G6PD deficiency", "methemoglobin reductase deficiency", and "hemoglobin M" have a higher chance of side effects with dapsone.

G6PD is short for "glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase". It is an enzyme found in red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body. G6PD helps the red blood cells to function normally. Some people have less G6PD in their red blood cells than the average person. This is called G6PD deficiency.

Two treatments - ACZONE Gel, 5% and placebo - will be studied for comparison.


Detailed Summary:

Study Objectives:

  • To compare the safety profile and risk of hemolysis of ACZONE Gel, 5% to that of the vehicle after 12 weeks each of twice daily applications in acne vulgaris subjects with glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
  • To determine the systemic levels of plasma dapsone and N-acetyl dapsone during treatment with ACZONE Gel, 5%.

Study Population:

Approximately 60 male and female subjects

Study Treatment:

All subjects in the study will receive ACZONE Gel, 5% and vehicle in 1 of 2 sequences; each for a 12-week period.


Sponsor: Allergan

Current Primary Outcome:

  • The within-subject between treatment period differences in change from baseline to the 2nd week of each treatment period and change from baseline to the end of each treatment period will be summarized based upon various lab parameters.
  • The safety evaluable data set will be used, and each variable will be summarized using descriptive statistics.
  • Analyses of clinical lab values, AEs, vitals, and concomitant meds will be performed on all subjects who received treatment.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Acne Lesions: Tabular summaries of total lesion counts will be provided by appropriate descriptive statistics.

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Allergan

Dates:
Date Received: October 21, 2005
Date Started: November 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 27, 2011
Last Verified: May 2011