DFD06 Cream vs Clobetasol Propionate Cream, 0.05% Hypothalamic- Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis Suppression Study in Patients With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis (HPA axis)
Psoriasis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Psoriasis focused on measuring Psoriasis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects must present with a clinical diagnosis of stable (at least 3 months) plaque psoriasis.
Subjects with psoriasis involving 20 to 50% Body Surface Area (BSA), not including the face, scalp, groin, axillae and other intertriginous areas.
Subjects must have an IGA grade of at least 3 (moderate) at the Baseline Visit Subjects whose results from the screening Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test are considered normal (cortisol level >18 ug/dL at 30 minutes post stimulation) and show no other signs of abnormal HPA function or adrenal response
Exclusion Criteria:
Current diagnosis of unstable forms of psoriasis including guttate, erythrodermic, exfoliative or pustular psoriasis.
History of organ transplant requiring immunosuppression, HIV, or other immunocompromised state.
Have received treatment for any type of cancer within 5 years of the Baseline Visit except skin cancer and cervical cancer (in situ) are allowed if at least 1 year before the Baseline Visit.
Use within 60 days prior to the baseline Visit of: 1) immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., tacrolimus, pimecrolimus), or 2) systemic antipsoriatic treatment (e.g., methotrexate, cyclosporine, hydroxyurea) Use within 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit of: 1) topical antipsoriatic drugs (salicylic acid, anthralin, coal tar, calcipotriene), 2) psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy, 3) systemic anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., mycophenolate mofetil, sulfasalazine, 6-thioguanine), or 4) ultraviolet B (UVB) therapy.
Use within 30 days prior to the Screening Visit of any product containing corticosteroids. Inhaled, intraocular, intranasal, etc. steroids are not allowed.
Subjects who have an abnormal sleep schedule or work at night. Subjects with a known history of acute adrenal crisis, Addison's disease or decreased adrenal output, low pituitary function or pituitary tumors.
Subjects who have a history of an adverse reaction to cosyntropin injection or similar test reagents.
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Sites / Locations
- Advanced Research Associates
- Agave Clinical Research, LLC
- T. Joseph Raoof, MD, Inc.
- International Dermatology Research, Inc.
- FXM Research Corp.
- FXM Research Miramar
- Belleair Research
- Forward Clinical Trials
- Marietta Dermatology Clinical Research, Inc.
- Determatology Specialists Research, LLC
- Quality Clinical Research, Inc.
- Dermatology Consulting Services
- Lynn Health Science Institute
- Clinical Partners, LLC
- Radiant Research, Inc.
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Clobetasol Propionate Cream, 0.05%
DFD06 Cream
applied twice a day for 15 days
applied twice a day for 15 days