Comparative Antimicrobial Efficacy of Two Topical Acne Therapies for the Treatment of Facial Acne

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Acne

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine the development of microbial resistance when using one of two topical acne therapies for the treatment of facial acne vulgaris.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00841776

Run by

Stiefel, a GSK Company

People needed

54

Starts

2007-08-01

Expected to finish

2009-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-25

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Outpatient at least 12 years of age. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result at baseline and practice a reliable method of contraception throughout the study.
• Mild to moderate facial acne vulgaris
• Able to understand the requirements of the study and sign informed consent/HIPAA authorization forms. Subjects under the legal age of consent in the state where the study is conducted must also have the written, informed consent of a parent or legal guardian.

You may not qualify if…

• Female subjects who are pregnant (positive urine pregnancy test), breast feeding or who are of childbearing potential and not practicing a reliable method of birth control
• Allergy or sensitivity to any component of the test medication
• Known hypersensitivity to to any component of the investigational formulations
• Known history of enteritis (regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis, pseudomembranous colitis, or antibiotic-associated colitis
• Beards or sideburns
• Skin disease/disorder that might interfere with the diagnosis or evaluation of acne vulgaris
• Evidence of recent alcohol or drug abuse
• Participation in an investigational drug study within 30 days of the baseline visit

Where it is running

• Dermatology Specialists, PSC — Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• Skin We Care Dermatology — Mason, Ohio, United States

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