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CompletedNCT00801957Updated Sep 18, 2014

Equivalence of the Response to Vaccination of Tacrolimus Ointment to a Steroid Ointment Regimen in Children With Atopic Dermatitis

A Phase 2 interventional study of tacrolimus ointment 0.03% and hydrocortisone acetate ointment 1% in Atopic Dermatitis, sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc. Completed at 36 sites in 8 countries. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 11 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-09-18.

Sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
260
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
2 Years to 11 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Seven-month study in pediatric patients (2-11 years) with moderate to severe AD who were considered to benefit from vaccination to prevent invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitides serogroup C.

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At the week 1 visit, the patients were vaccinated with a protein-conjugated vaccine against meningitis. All patients received a challenge at the month 6 visit with a low dose of meningo polysaccharide vaccine. A control group of healthy subjects (not suffering from atopic dermatitis) received only the vaccination and the challenge dose.

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Conditions studied

  • Atopic Dermatitis

Keywords

  • atopic dermatitis
  • meningitis
  • vaccination
  • tacrolimus
  • steroids
  • equivalence response
  • meningococcal vaccine
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In context

Dermatitis, Atopic

1,591 studies on the registry are indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic; 286 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 260 is above the median of 82 across 1,246 interventional studies indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic.

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Lead sponsor

Astellas Pharma Inc is the lead sponsor of 525 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Of its 28 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 19 (68%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 11 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and in need for treatment
  • Patients require vaccination to prevent invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients have known to macrolides, tacrolimus and any component of the vaccine
  • Patients have an acute severe febrile illness, genetic epidermal barrier defect such as Netherton's syndrome or generalized erythroderma, a skin infection on the affected and to be treated area
  • Patients have already received a meningo polysaccharide or conjugated vaccine against meningitis
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
260 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    tacrolimus ointment 0.03%

    Drug: tacrolimus ointment 0.03% · Biological: Meningitec · Biological: AC VAX

  • Active comparator
    2

    hydrocortisone acetate 1% and butyrate 0.1%

    Drug: hydrocortisone acetate ointment 1% · Drug: hydrocortisone butyrate ointment 0.1% · Biological: Meningitec · Biological: AC VAX

  • Other
    3

    Control group vaccination and challenge dose only

    Biological: Meningitec · Biological: AC VAX

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients with serum bactericidal antibody titer of ≥ 8

    Time frame: 5 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assessment of other immunological parameters

    Time frame: 7 months

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Study locations

36 sites
  • Kogarah, New South Wales 2217, Australia
  • St. Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia
  • Benowa, Queensland 4217, Australia
  • Carina Heights, Queensland 4152, Australia
  • Herston, Queensland 4029, Australia
  • North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
  • Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
  • Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
  • Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia
  • Leuven, 3000, Belgium
  • Bretten, 75015, Germany
  • Ettenheim, 77955, Germany
  • Gersfeld, 36129, Germany
  • Kehl, 77694, Germany
  • Tettnang, 88069, Germany
  • Budapest, 1089, Hungary
  • Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
  • Pecs, 7624, Hungary
  • Szeged, 6720, Hungary
  • Kopavogur, 201, Iceland
  • St. Julians, Malta
  • Karpacz, 58-540, Poland
  • Krakow, 30-633, Poland
  • Lodz, 90-153, Poland
  • Lodz, 91-347, Poland
  • Opole, 45-372, Poland
  • Poznan, 60-214, Poland
  • Rabka-Zdroj, 34-700, Poland
  • Warszawa, 01-219, Poland
  • Warszawa, 04-740, Poland
  • Wroclaw, 50-376, Poland
  • Wroclaw, 51-136, Poland
  • Zabrze, 41-800, Poland
  • Zgierz, 95-100, Poland
  • Lisboa, 1649-035, Portugal
  • Porto, 4430, Portugal
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References and documents

Publications

  • Hofman T, Cranswick N, Kuna P, Boznanski A, Latos T, Gold M, Murrell DF, Gebauer K, Behre U, Machura E, Olafsson J, Szalai Z; International Tacrolimus Ointment Study Group. Tacrolimus ointment does not affect the immediate response to vaccination, the generation of immune memory, or humoral and cell-mediated immunity in children. Arch Dis Child. 2006 Nov;91(11):905-10. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.094276. Epub 2006 Jun 23. Erratum In: Arch Dis Child. 2007 Jan;92(1):93. PubMed 16798785 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
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The record gives a start of Mar 2003, a primary completion of Nov 2004 and a completion of Nov 2004. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Dec 3, 2008
First posted
Dec 4, 2008
Start
Mar 2003
Primary completionActual
Nov 2004
CompletionActual
Nov 2004
Last update
Sep 18, 2014
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 18, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00801957
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 4, 2008
Start date
Mar 2003
Primary completion
Nov 2004
Completion
Nov 2004
Last update
Sep 18, 2014

Study contacts

Central Contact
study chair · Astellas Pharma Europe B.V.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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