The Safety and Efficacy of Roflumilast Foam in HS

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

About this trial

This study investigates the efficacy of topical roflumilast foam in patients with HS.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Male or female subjects aged 18 years or older

Participants are legally competent to sign and give informed consent.

Diagnosis of HS based on clinical history and physical examination for at least 3 months.

Diagnosis of HS (Hurley I or II) with a total AN count of at least 4 to ≤ 10, with no draining tunnels at screening and baseline visits with an AN of >4 affecting at least one distinct anatomical region.

Disqualifiers

Subjects with any medical condition or physical examination abnormality that would prevent study participation or place the subject at significant risk, as judged by the Investigator

Subjects who cannot discontinue medications and treatments prior to the Baseline visit and during the study according to Excluded Medications and Treatments (see table of Excluded Medications and Treatments with washout timelines).

Presence of draining tunnels at screening or at baseline visits

Subjects who are unwilling to refrain from prolonged sun exposure and from using a tanning bed or other artificial light emitting devices (LEDs) for 4 weeks prior to Baseline/Day 1 and during the study.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Roflumilast 0.3% topical foam

    Drug

    Roflumilast foam, 0.3%, is a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Roflumilast 0.3% topical foamExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Mean Change from Baseline in Abscess and Inflammatory Nodule (AN) Count at Week 16.

Change from Baseline was calculated as the Week 16 value minus the Baseline value. Baseline counts were defined as abscesses and/or inflammatory nodules present at Baseline, any new nodules identified after baseline were not counted.

Time frame
Baseline and Week 16

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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