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CompletedNCT03301870Updated Jan 16, 2019

A Study to Evaluate the Irritation Potential of ATx201 in Healthy Volunteers

A Phase 1 interventional study of ATx201 Gel 2% and ATx201 Gel 4% in Irritation Potential of Topic Agent, sponsored by UNION therapeutics. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-16.

Sponsored by UNION therapeutics · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Nov 2017, 9 years ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase I single-site study to evaluate the irritation potential of topically applied ATx201 GEL, 2% and 4%, along with positive and negative control and placebo control (ATx201 GEL Placebo), in healthy human subjects on intact and abraded skin. Approximately thirty-six (36) healthy adult subjects will receive all the test articles to provide for 30 subjects to complete the study. The test articles will be applied to the upper back of the subjects during the study, and the placement of the test articles will be randomized. Abraded skin will be induced using sequential tape stripping.

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Conditions studied

  • Irritation Potential of Topic Agent
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In context

Lead sponsor

UNION therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Judged by the Investigator to have no health conditions that would impact the safety of the subject during participation.
  • (BMI) to be no less than 19.0 and no greater than 36.0 kg/m² (inclusive).
  • Demonstrates a Fitzpatrick skin score of I - IV
  • Female subjects must agree to use a medically acceptable method
  • Willing to refrain from excessive consumption of sodium (> 2,400 mg/day or > 1 teaspoon equivalent/day) in food or beverage 48 hours prior to Day 1 through EOS Visit.
  • Willing to shower using the same non-medicated soap/cleansers, and abstain from excessive sun exposure (including tanning salons) from the Screening Visit through EOS Visit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any clinical product within 30 days prior to Day 1 through EOS Visit
  • recent or current medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might significantly affect an immunological response to topical ATx201 or compromise the safety of the subject.
  • history of diabetes mellitus, asthma (acceptable if no episode within 5 years prior to Day 1), or currently diagnosed with hypertension or circulatory disease.
  • use of any medication on a regular basis within 14 days prior to Day 1 through EOS that could change peripheral blood flow, with the exception of any prescribed method or hormone replacement therapy.
  • use of any oral, nasal or topical , or oral or topical retinoids (other than Vitamin A at normal dietary amounts) within 14 days prior to the Screening Visit through EOS Visit.
  • intending to start, stop, or change the dose of any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medication within 48 hours prior to Day 1 through EOS Visit.
  • use of any prescription or OTC topical medications on the upper back within 30 days prior to Day 1 through EOS Visit.
  • history of sensitivity/allergy to any ingredients found in the ATx201 formulation or has a history of adverse reactions to topical medications.
  • significant history of allergy to soaps, lotions, emollients, ointments, creams, cosmetics, adhesives, or latex.
  • history of significant skin conditions or disorders such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, etc.
  • history of significant dermatologic cancers, for example, melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma.
  • displays an obvious difference in skin color on the upper back or the presence of a skin anomaly such as a recent sunburn, scratch, scar tissue, tattoo, or coloration that would interfere with placement of test sites, their assessment, and their potential response to the study drug or that could compromise the safety of the subject.
  • smoking or use of tobacco or nicotine delivery products within 14 days prior to Day 1 through EOS Visit.
  • female who is pregnant, lactating, breastfeeding, or intends to become pregnant over the course of the study.
  • history of drug or alcohol addiction or abuse within the past year.
  • caffeine intake greater than 500 mg per day (for example, 1 cup of coffee contains approximately 85 mg of caffeine, tea approximately 25 mg, soft drinks up to 115 mg, energy drinks 90 - 422 mg).
  • unwilling to abstain from energy drinks, alcohol, and excessive caffeine (> 500 mg/day) for 48 hours prior to Day 1 through EOS Visit.
  • reports having donated blood or plasma within 48 hours prior to Day 1 through EOS Visit.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

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.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
36 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ATx201 GEL, 2% - intact skin

    ATx201 GEL, 2% applied intact skin

    Drug: ATx201 Gel 2%

  • Experimental
    ATx201 GEL, 4% - intact skin

    ATx201 GEL, 4% applied to intact skin

    Drug: ATx201 Gel 4%

  • Experimental
    ATx201 GEL, 2% - abraded skin

    ATx201 GEL, 2% applied to abraded skin

    Drug: ATx201 Gel 2%

  • Experimental
    ATx201 GEL, 4% - abraded skin

    ATx201 GEL, 4% applied to abraded skin

    Drug: ATx201 Gel 4%

  • Placebo comparator
    ATx201 GEL Placebo - intact skin

    ATx201 GEL Placebo applied to intact skin

    Drug: ATx201 Placebo

  • Placebo comparator
    ATx201 GEL Placebo - abraded skin

    ATx201 GEL Placebo applied to abraded skin

    Drug: ATx201 Placebo

  • Active comparator
    Negative Irritant Control - intact skin

    Negative (low) Irritant Control applied to intact skin

    Drug: Negative Control

  • Active comparator
    Negative Irritant Control - abraded skin

    Negative (low) Irritant Control applied to abraded skin

    Drug: Negative Control

  • Active comparator
    Positive Irritant Control - intact skin

    Positive (high) Irritant Control applied to intact skin

    Drug: Positive Control

Interventions

  • 2% active gel

  • 4% active gel

  • DrugPositive Control

    Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 0.05% (w/v), USP in sterile, distilled Water for Injection, USP

  • DrugNegative Control

    Water for Injection, USP

  • DrugATx201 Placebo

    matching placebo gel

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cumulative Irritation Scores

    the sum of the combined Dermal response and Other Effects Score

    Time frame: 21 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time of combined Dermal response and Other Effects Score >=3

    Total number of days with a combined Dermal Response and Other Effects score of 3 or more for each test article

    Time frame: 21 days

  2. Incidence of Test Article Discontunation

    Number of subjects, by test article, where a test article was discontinued due to an unacceptable degree of irritation, or who experienced symptomatic intolerable irritation

    Time frame: 21 days

  3. Time to test article discontinuation

    Number of days until sufficient irritation occurred to preclude repeat application to the same site, or who experienced symptomatic intolerable irritation

    Time frame: 21 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Bio-Kinetic Clinical Applications, LLC
    Springfield, Missouri 65802, 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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2017 to primary completion in Nov 2017, 1 month.

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

Registered
Sep 29, 2017
First posted
Oct 4, 2017
StartActual
Oct 4, 2017
Primary completionActual
Nov 6, 2017
CompletionActual
Nov 6, 2017
Last update
Jan 16, 2019
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 Jan 16, 2019, 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
NCT03301870
Lead sponsor
UNION therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 4, 2017
Start date
Oct 4, 2017
Primary completion
Nov 6, 2017
Completion
Nov 6, 2017
Last update
Jan 16, 2019

Study contacts

Philippe Prokocimer, MD
study director · Sponsor CMO

Oversight

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