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CompletedNCT02602470Updated Apr 1, 2020

Preferences & Treatment Satisfaction Drivers in Rosacea Patients

An observational study in Rosacea, sponsored by LEO Pharma. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-01.

Sponsored by LEO Pharma · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
206
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To survey patients with rosacea about their rosacea treatment preferences as well as to assess potential drivers of rosacea treatment satisfaction.

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Conditions studied

  • Rosacea

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In context

Rosacea

231 studies on the registry are indexed under Rosacea; 20 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 206 is below the median of 240 across 22 observational studies indexed under Rosacea.

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Lead sponsor

LEO Pharma is the lead sponsor of 225 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Of its 31 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 24 (77%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients who are using topical rosacea treatment

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients of at least 18 years of age at index date
  • At least one prescription for a topical rosacea treatments: Azelaic Acid Gel, Azelaic Acid Cream, Metronidazole Gel, Metronidazole Cream, Metronidazole Emulsion, Metronidazole Lotion, Brimonidine Tartrate Gel
  • At least one medical record with a diagnosis code for rosacea (ICD-9: 695.3)
  • At least 6 months of data history prior to the index date
  • Had at least one encounter at the Reliant Medical Group within 3 months prior to 01 January 2015

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
206 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Rosacea treated patients

    Patients using topical rosacea treatment

    Drug: Azelaic Acid Gel including: Finacea (Azelaic Acid Gel 15%, BAY39-6251) · Drug: Azelaic Acid Cream · Drug: Metronidazole gel · Drug: Metronidazole cream · Drug: Metronidazole Emulsion · Drug: Metronidazole Lotion · Drug: Brimonidine Tartrate Gel

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-reported concerns and importance of such concerns regarding their current topical rosacea treatments

    Assessed from the Rosacea Treatment Preference Questionnaire: Rated on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 meaning not at all important and 10 meaning extremely important

    Time frame: Rosacea treatment in the past 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Self-reported likelihood of switching to a topical rosacea treatments

    Assessed from the Rosacea Treatment Preference Questionnaire: Rated on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 meaning not at all likely and 10 meaning extremely likely

    Time frame: Rosacea treatment in the past 4 weeks

  2. Quality of life

    Measured using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI): The DLQI consists of 10 questions concerning symptoms and feelings, daily activities, leisure, work, and school, personal relationships and treatment

    Time frame: Rosacea treatment in the past 4 weeks

  3. Treatment satisfaction

    Assessed by a score on the Treatment Satisfaction with Medicines Questionnaire (SATMED-Q). Scores will be standardized and expressed as a 0-100 standardized score

    Time frame: Rosacea treatment in the past 4 weeks

  4. Self-reported concerns and importance (a rating scale) of such concerns that patients would consider when switching to a new topical rosacea treatment

    Extracted from the Rosacea Treatment Preference Questionnaire

    Time frame: Rosacea treatment in the past 4 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics: Age

    Assessed from retrospective analysis of electronic medical records

    Time frame: Retrospective database analysis: encompassing patient data from up to 5 years

  2. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics: Gender

    Assessed from retrospective analysis of electronic medical records

    Time frame: Retrospective database analysis: encompassing patient data from up to 5 years

  3. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics: Insurance type

    Assessed from retrospective analysis of electronic medical records

    Time frame: Retrospective database analysis: encompassing patient data from up to 5 years

  4. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

    Assessed from retrospective analysis of electronic medical records

    Time frame: Retrospective database analysis: encompassing patient data from up to 5 years

  5. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics: Rosacea-relevant comorbidities and complications

    Assessed from retrospective analysis of electronic medical records: Blepharitis (ICD-9: 373.0) Conjunctivitis (ICD-9: 372.0-372.2) Corneal neovascularization / keratitis (ICD-9: 370) Depression (ICD-9: 296.2-296.3) Migraine (ICD-9: 346)

    Time frame: Retrospective database analysis: encompassing patient data from up to 5 years

  6. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics: Rosacea treatment-related adverse events

    Assessed from retrospective analysis of electronic medical records: Burning/stinging/tingling (ICD-9: 782.0) Pruritus (ICD-9: 698) Scaling/dry skin/xerosis (ICD-9: 692.9, 706.8) Erythema/irritation (ICD-9: 695) Contact dermatitis (ICD-9: 692.3, 692.8, 692.9) Facial edema (ICD-9: 782.3) Acne (ICD-9: 706.1)

    Time frame: Retrospective database analysis: encompassing patient data from up to 5 years

  7. Current and past medication use

    Assessed from retrospective analysis of electronic medical records Including: azelaic acid gel, azelaic acid cream, metronidazole gel, metronidazole cream, metronidazole lotion, metronidazole emulsion, brimonidine tartrate gel

    Time frame: Retrospective database analysis: encompassing patient data from up to 5 years

  8. Self-reported adverse events associated with patients' satisfaction/dissatisfaction

    Assessed from the Rosacea Treatment Preference Questionnaire: Rated on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 meaning no pain/discomfort and 10 meaning unbearable pain/discomfort

    Time frame: Rosacea treatment in the past 4 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 1, 2020, 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
NCT02602470
Lead sponsor
LEO Pharma
Collaborators
Bayer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 11, 2015
Start date
Jan 8, 2015
Primary completion
Mar 10, 2016
Completion
Mar 10, 2016
Last update
Apr 1, 2020

Study contacts

Bayer Study Director
study director · Bayer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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