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CompletedNCT01707043PSTaclonexUpdated Sep 10, 2018Results posted

Patient Preference of Taclonex Ointment to Taclonex Scalp Suspension in Adult Subjects With Psoriasis Vulgaris

A Phase 4 interventional study of Taclonex in Plaque Psoriasis, sponsored by Wake Forest University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-09-10.

Sponsored by Wake Forest University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an open label, investigator-blinded, cross over, prospective, single center study of subjects with plaque psoriasis. Taclonex® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Ointment and Taclonex Scalp® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Topical Suspension will each be applied topically once daily.

The primary objective is to assess the patient preference for Taclonex® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Ointment compared to Taclonex Scalp® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Topical Suspension in the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

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  • Following satisfaction of entry criteria, all subjects at the Baseline/Screening visit will be randomized 1:1 to receive either Taclonex® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Ointment or Taclonex Scalp® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Topical Suspension to use once daily for three days to affected areas of the body, excluding face and intertriginous areas. Subjects will be aware of which product they are using. Investigators will remain blinded.
  • Subjects will be randomized to use either the ointment or the scalp suspension for the first three day treatment period, then cross over to use the other product for second three day treatment period.
  • Each medication will be used within its FDA-approved label for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in subjects aged 18 and older. Subjects may not treat areas of the face, axilla or groin in this study.
  • At the Day 3 and Day 6 visits the subjects will complete a questionnaire about their psoriasis treatment preferences.
  • Pregnancy tests will be done on females of childbearing potential at Baseline/Screening.
  • Adverse events will be monitored at each visit.
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Conditions studied

  • Plaque Psoriasis

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Keywords

  • plaque psoriasis
  • taclonex
  • crossover
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In context

Psoriasis

1,899 studies on the registry are indexed under Psoriasis; 233 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 70 across 1,447 interventional studies indexed under Psoriasis.

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Lead sponsor

Wake Forest University is the lead sponsor of 116 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

Of its 31 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 27 (87%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is male or female, age 18 or older, in good health.
  • Subject has plaque-type psoriasis- no history of or current pustular, erythrodermic or guttate psoriasis.
  • Subject is capable of understanding and willing to provide a signed and dated written voluntary informed consent before any protocol specific procedures are performed.
  • The percentage of overall body surface involvement is between 1-10% on the trunk or extremities and is amenable to topical treatment with less than 100g of topical medication per week.
  • The subject has an investigator global assessment of mild to moderate plaque psoriasis (severity index between 2 and 3 on a 5 point scale).
  • The subject is able to complete the study and comply with study instructions, including attending all study visits.
  • If a female subject of childbearing potential, subject has a negative urine pregnancy test. Sexually active women of childbearing potential participating in the study must have been using a medically acceptable form of contraception (which includes barrier methods, oral contraception, injectable or implantable methods, or intrauterine devices) for at least three months prior to entry into the study. A woman of childbearing potential is defined as one who is biologically capable of becoming pregnant. Abstinence is considered an acceptable method of contraception.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has used experimental drugs or devices at least one month prior to Baseline.
  • Subject has used systemic corticosteroid, phototherapy, retinoids, methotrexate, cyclosporine, or other immunosuppressive agents or biologics therapy (ie, alefacept, etanercept, efalizumab) within four weeks of Baseline.
  • Subject has used topical therapy, corticosteroid therapy, topical vitamin D analog or calcineurin inhibitors or , tazarotene within two weeks prior to the Baseline visit (eg, tar, anthralin, salicylic acid, lactic acid, urea preparations).
  • Subject has other serious skin disorder or any chronic medical condition that is not well controlled.
  • Subject has clinically relevant abnormal vital signs or findings on the physical examination.
  • Subject has major illness within 30 days prior to the Baseline visit.
  • Subject has history of any immunocompromising disease.
  • Subject is pregnant or nursing. Pregnant and nursing females will not be allowed in the study, and females of childbearing potential will have a pregnancy test at Baseline.
  • Subject has a skin condition or disease that may require concurrent therapy or may confound the evaluation; a history of hypersensitivity to any of the formulation components; or atopic dermatitis.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Taclonex Ointment First

    All subjects will use Taclonex® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Ointment once daily for three days to affected areas, then switch to Taclonex Scalp® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Topical Suspension once daily to affected areas for three days

    Drug: Taclonex

  • Active comparator
    Taclonex Scalp Suspension first

    All subjects will use Taclonex Scalp® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Topical Suspension once daily to affected areas for three days, then switch to Taclonex® (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%) Ointment once daily for three days to affected areas,

    Drug: Taclonex

Interventions

  • DrugTaclonex

    Subjects will be evaluated at baseline, Day 3 and Day 6 (or end of study).

    Also known as: Taclonex® Ointment, (calcipotriene 0.005% betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%), Taclonex Scalp®, (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%), Topical Suspension

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Subjective Subject Preference Survey for the First Treatment Session

    Subjective Subject Preference Survey The Subjective Subject Preference Survey consist of 15 questions relating to patients preference of study drug. The survey includes questions such as how the medication feels to touch, how greasy it is, and time it takes to apply. The final question asks patients to rate the overall appeal of the vehicle. Questions are scored on a 7-point scale, where a score of 1 is extremely unpleasant, 4 is neutral, and a score of 7 is extremely appealing. Total preference score based on the Subjective Subject Preference Survey could range from 15-105.

    Time frame: 3 days

  2. Subjective Subject Preference Survey for the Second Treatment Session

    Subjective Subject Preference Survey The Subjective Subject Preference Survey consist of 15 questions relating to patients preference of study drug. The survey includes questions such as how the medication feels to touch, how greasy it is, and time it takes to apply. The final question asks patients to rate the overall appeal of the vehicle. Questions are scored on a 7-point scale, where a score of 1 is extremely unpleasant, 4 is neutral, and a score of 7 is extremely appealing. Total preference score based on the Subjective Subject Preference Survey could range from 15-105.

    Time frame: 3 days

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Results

Posted Jul 11, 2017

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneTaclonex Scalp Suspension First, Then Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First, Then Taclonex Scalp Suspension
Started1010
Completed1010
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimarySubjective Subject Preference Survey for the First Treatment Session

Subjective Subject Preference Survey The Subjective Subject Preference Survey consist of 15 questions relating to patients preference of study drug. The survey includes questions such as how the medication feels to touch, how greasy it is, and time it takes to apply. The final question asks patients to rate the overall appeal of the vehicle. Questions are scored on a 7-point scale, where a score of 1 is extremely unpleasant, 4 is neutral, and a score of 7 is extremely appealing. Total preference score based on the Subjective Subject Preference Survey could range from 15-105.

Time frame:
3 days
Reported as:
Mean · units on a scale
Subjective Subject Preference Survey for the First Treatment Session
units on a scaleTaclonex Scalp Suspension First Then Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First, Then Taclonex Scalp Suspension
Subjective Subject Preference Survey for the First Treatment Session81.1 ± 18.477.6 ± 21.2
PrimarySubjective Subject Preference Survey for the Second Treatment Session

Subjective Subject Preference Survey The Subjective Subject Preference Survey consist of 15 questions relating to patients preference of study drug. The survey includes questions such as how the medication feels to touch, how greasy it is, and time it takes to apply. The final question asks patients to rate the overall appeal of the vehicle. Questions are scored on a 7-point scale, where a score of 1 is extremely unpleasant, 4 is neutral, and a score of 7 is extremely appealing. Total preference score based on the Subjective Subject Preference Survey could range from 15-105.

Time frame:
3 days
Reported as:
Mean · units on a scale
Subjective Subject Preference Survey for the Second Treatment Session
units on a scaleTaclonex Scalp Suspension First Then Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First, Then Taclonex Scalp Suspension
Subjective Subject Preference Survey for the Second Treatment Session78.9 ± 22.869.4 ± 17.6

Adverse events

Collected over data collected at each visit over one week. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Taclonex Ointment0/20 (0%)0/20 (0%)0/20 (0%)
Taclonex Scalp Suspension0/20 (0%)0/20 (0%)0/20 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Taclonex Scalp Suspension First, the Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First Then Taclonex Scalp SuspensionTotal
Median49.5 (29 to 64)47 (33 to 63)48 (29 to 64)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Taclonex Scalp Suspension First, the Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First Then Taclonex Scalp SuspensionTotal
Female257
Male8513
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Taclonex Scalp Suspension First, the Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First Then Taclonex Scalp SuspensionTotal
Hispanic or Latino011
Not Hispanic or Latino10919
Unknown or Not Reported000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Taclonex Scalp Suspension First, the Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First Then Taclonex Scalp SuspensionTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American011
White10818
More than one race011
Unknown or Not Reported000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Taclonex Scalp Suspension First, the Taclonex OintmentTaclonex Ointment First Then Taclonex Scalp SuspensionTotal
United States202040
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Study locations

1 site
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 10, 2018, 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
NCT01707043
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University
Collaborators
LEO Pharma
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 15, 2012
Start date
Oct 2012
Primary completion
Sep 2013
Completion
Dec 2013
Results posted
Jul 11, 2017
Last update
Sep 10, 2018

Study contacts

Steve R Feldman, M.D, Ph.D.
principal investigator · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Alan B Fleischer, Jr, M.D.
principal investigator · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Adele R Clark, PA-C
principal investigator · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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