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Efficacy and Safety of Salkera Emollient Foam in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Keratosis Pilaris, a Prospective Study

A Phase 4 interventional study of Salkera Emollient Foam in Keratosis Pilaris, sponsored by Wright State University. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-02-04.

Sponsored by Wright State University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
terminated due to administrative reasons.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a benign skin condition that often is very frustrating for the patients and treating physicians. The investigators are interested to see if the study product is effective in treating moderate to severe KP.

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Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a benign, inherited skin disorder that presents as grouped, rough, horny follicular papules. It is estimated that 40-50% of the adult population and 50-80% of adolescents suffer from KP. Both men and women are affected, with a possible female predominance. It is noted worldwide and shows no racial predilection. Most patients with KP are actually unaware that the condition has a designed medical term. Although no clear etiology had been identified, KP is sometimes associated with other skin conditions such as icththyosis vulgaris, xerosis or atopic dermatitis.

Many patients with KP never seek medical attention since they are asymptomatic. However, KP can create significant cosmetic concerns in some cases. It can also become symptomatic especially when inflammatory lesions are present. There is no gold standard treatment for KP. Prevention of excessive dryness of the skin and continued moisturization are used currently as standard of care. Many topical agents such as tretinoin, ammonium lactate lotion, urea creams, tazarotene, adapalene, tacrolimus, alpha hydroxy acids and salicylic acids have been used with variable results. Sometimes topical corticosteroids are used, especially when inflammation is present. In general, KP treatments need to be continuous and complete clearance may not be possible.

Salkera emollient foam is a keratolytic foam containing 6% salicylic acid in an aqueous based emollient foam vehicle. It is different from other salicylic containing topical product in that it has been shown to produce desquamation of the stratum corneum while not effecting qualitative or quantitative changes in the structure of the viable dermis. In addition, it also contains aloe vera and anti-oxidants which help to sooth the skin. Salkera emollient foam has been used to treat several hyperkeratotic skin disorders such as KP, psoriasis, keratosis palmaris/plantaris, verrucae, icthyoses and pityriasis rubra pilaris. However, there has been no published study assessing the efficacy and safety of Salkera emollient foam in treating moderate to severe KP.

This prospective single center pilot study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of Salkera emollient foam in treating moderate to severe KP. Patients' cosmetic acceptance of the product will also be assessed. In addition, this study is also designed to develop a validated outcome measure for assessing KP severity that can be used in future KP clinical trials.

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Conditions studied

  • Keratosis Pilaris

Keywords

  • keratosis pilaris
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In context

Lead sponsor

Wright State University is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; 13 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (71%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is willing and able to give .
  • Subject is willing and able to participate in the study as an outpatient and is willing to comply with the study requirements.
  • Subject is 18 years of age or older.
  • Subject has KP on 2 out of the 4 extremities.
  • For each assessed extremity, subject has at least a moderate severity (≥ 3) on the Investigator Site Assessment of KP Severity.
  • For each assessed extremity, subject has an aggregate score of at least 6 on the Investigator Assessment of Erythema, Roughness and Scaling.
  • If subject is a female of , subject will have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening (week 0).
  • If female, subject will be either for > 2 year, surgically sterile (hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation), or practicing one form of (abstinence, oral contraceptive, estrogen patch, implant contraception, injectable contraception, IUD, diaphragm, condom, sponge, spermicides, or vasectomy of partner). Female subjects should continue to practice birth control for 1 month after the completion of study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has evidence of a , unstable or poorly controlled medical condition as determined by the investigators/sub-investigators.
  • Subject has active skin infection, atopic dermatitis or any other skin disease that will interfere with the clinical assessment of KP.
  • Subject has known allergies to any ingredient of study medication.
  • Subject who has used any of the following topical therapies for KP lesions within the last two weeks: topical , tretinoin, tazarotene, adapalene, salicylic acid, alpha-hydroxy acid, urea and/or ammonium lactate lotion.
  • Subject who has been treated with UVB therapy in the last two weeks.
  • Subject who has received systemic antibiotics, steroid, tacrolimus, tretinoin, isotretinoin and/or PUVA within the last 4 weeks.
  • Female subjects who are pregnant (positive urine pregnancy test), breast-feeding or are considering become pregnant during the study period.
  • Subject who is currently participating in another clinical trial or has completed a clinical trial within the last 4 weeks.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(6)

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1 participant (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Salkera Emollient Foam Treatment

    All participants will receive this intervention.

    Drug: Salkera Emollient Foam

Interventions

  • DrugSalkera Emollient Foam

    application of the Salkera emollient foam twice a day during the 12 week study period.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Differences Between Week 0 and Week 12 Aggregate Site Severity Score and Investigator Assessment for Site Disease Severity for All Studied Patients.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change of Subject Assessment of Overall Disease Severity Between Week 0 and Week 12.

    Subject disease severity score: None (0), mild (1), mild/moderate (2), moderate (3), moderate/severe (4), severe (5).

    Time frame: 12 wks

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Results

Posted Feb 4, 2022

Participant flow

Screening and recruitment occurred in June and July of 2009 in university dermatology clinic.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneTreatment
Started1
Completed1
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryDifferences Between Week 0 and Week 12 Aggregate Site Severity Score and Investigator Assessment for Site Disease Severity for All Studied Patients.
Time frame:
12 weeks

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryChange of Subject Assessment of Overall Disease Severity Between Week 0 and Week 12.

Subject disease severity score: None (0), mild (1), mild/moderate (2), moderate (3), moderate/severe (4), severe (5).

Time frame:
12 wks

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 1% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Treatment0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Treatment
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years1
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Treatment
Female1
Male0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Treatment
United States1
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Study locations

1 site
  • Wright State University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
    Dayton, Ohio 45408, United States
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Jun 2009, a primary completion of Jan 2010 and a completion of Jan 2010. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

Results were first posted in Feb 2022, 12 years 1 month after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 21, 2009
First posted
Jul 23, 2009
Start
Jun 2009
Primary completionActual
Jan 2010
CompletionActual
Jan 2010
Results first posted
Feb 4, 2022
Last update
Feb 4, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
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.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 4, 2022, 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
NCT00944216
Lead sponsor
Wright State University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 23, 2009
Start date
Jun 2009
Primary completion
Jan 2010
Completion
Jan 2010
Results posted
Feb 4, 2022
Last update
Feb 4, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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