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CompletedNCT03389308Updated Sep 16, 2020Results posted

Long Term Open-label Study Evaluating Safety of Diacerein 1% Ointment Topical Formulation in Subjects With Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

A Phase 2 interventional study of diacerein 1% ointment in Epidermolysis Bullosa and Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, sponsored by Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Months to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-16.

Primary conditionEpidermolysis Bullosa SimplexRegistry: Epidermolysis BullosaReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Epidermolysis Bullosa — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
Why
  1. The study's listed conditions name Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, a narrower term within Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals, LLC · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
51
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
6 Months to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 11 studies in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex with a site in United States — 3 open to participants now, 4 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex · United States.

Started
2017
with 2 others
Phase 2
5 of 11
2 open now
Registered
5th of 11
by date
Lead sponsor
3 of 11
Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Among the 11 studies in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex with a site in United States, this one is one of 3 that started in 2017, is one of 5 in phase 2, and was the 5th registered.

Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

20 studies on the registry are indexed under Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex; 5 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

3 of the 11 studies in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex with a site in United States are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 4 Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex studies recruiting now, 3 set no upper age limit and none stop at 75 or younger; 3 take children under 18; 1 takes healthy volunteers.

This study: 6 Months to 99 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long term safety and tolerability of diacerein 1% ointment for 2 treatment cycles in subjects with EBS that previously participated in the CCP-020-301 or the CCP-020-101 studies.

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This is an international, multicenter, open-label, long term extension study evaluating the safety of topical Diacerein 1% Ointment for the treatment of subjects with EBS. At Visit 1, EBS subjects who completed the CCP-020-301 double-blind safety and efficacy study or participated in the CCP-020-101 PK study (feeder studies) who meet all the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be eligible to complete 2 treatment cycles of CCP-020.

Each treatment cycle will consist of 8 weeks on treatment (once-daily, at home study medication applications) followed by 8 weeks off treatment (only Investigator approved bland, non-medicated emollient/moisturizer, routine cleansing products and sunscreens) with a maximum of 2 treatment cycles allowed for up to 52 weeks.

At Baseline Visit (corresponding to the final study visit of the feeder study), the investigator will perform a clinical assessment and determine if any of the subject's lesions require treatment (up to 30% BSA). If the subject has active lesions as determined by the Investigator's clinical assessment, the subject will initiate a cycle of once-daily, at home study medication application to their EBS lesions for 8 weeks (treatment period) followed by an 8-week period where no treatment will be administered. Subjects presenting with no active lesions (as determined by the Investigator's clinical assessment) will not begin treatment and instead, will be instructed to return to the clinic for re-evaluation in 8 weeks or upon worsening of EBS lesions, whichever happens first.

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Conditions studied

  • Epidermolysis Bullosa
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

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Keywords

  • Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex (EBS)
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In context

Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Reclassified

20 studies on the registry are indexed under Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex; 5 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 51 is above the median of 19 across 17 interventional studies indexed under Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex.

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Lead sponsor

Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals, LLC is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 7 (100%) have results posted.

Compared within Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Epidermolysis Bullosa. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Months to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • The subject is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements.
  • The subject or the subject's legally acceptable representative signs and dates a written, /assent form and any required privacy authorization prior to the initiation of any study procedures.
  • Subject has a documented genetic mutation consistent with EBS.
  • Subject has completed study CCP-020-301 or participated in study CCP-020-101.
  • Subject/caregiver agrees to report use of any topical therapies applied to EBS lesions
  • If the subject is a woman of , she has a negative urine pregnancy test and agrees to use an approved effective method of , for the duration of the study.
  • Subject is non-lactating and is not planning for pregnancy during the study period.
  • Subject is willing and able to follow all study instructions and to attend all study visits.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has EBS lesions to be treated that are infected
  • Subject has evidence of a systemic infection or has used systemic antibiotics within 7 days prior to Baseline Visit.
  • The subject was discontinued from the feeder study due to an adverse event judged to be related or possibly related to the study medication.
  • Subject has experienced a change in clinical status from the feeder study that puts the subject at undue risk to participate.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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.

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.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
51 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment period

    Subjects with active lesions as determined Investigator's clinical assessment, will initiate a cycle of applying diacerein 1% ointment once-daily, study medication, at home to their EBS lesions for 8 weeks. Following the Treatment Period, subjects will go Off Treatment for 8 weeks using only investigator approved bland, non-medicated emollient/moisturizer, routine cleansing products and sunscreens. As determined Investigator's clinical assessment, subjects may enter into another Treatment Period of 8 weeks. The duration of a subject's participation in the extension study may be as short as 32 weeks or as long as 52 weeks depending on the cycle initiation schedule for each individual subject.

    Drug: diacerein 1% ointment

Interventions

  • Topically apply study medication to lesions identified by the Investigator that require. treatment

    Also known as: CCP-020

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment-emergent Adverse Events

    Number and percentage of participants with any treatment-emergent adverse event.

    Time frame: up to 52 weeks

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Results

Posted Sep 16, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneDiacerein 1% Ointment
Started51
Completed39
Not completed12
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject5
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up3
Withdrew: Adverse event2
Withdrew: Sponsor request2

Outcome measures

PrimaryTreatment-emergent Adverse Events

Number and percentage of participants with any treatment-emergent adverse event.

Time frame:
up to 52 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Treatment-emergent Adverse Events
ParticipantsDiacerein 1% Ointment
Treatment-emergent Adverse Events40

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 52 weeks. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Diacerein 1% Ointment0/51 (0%)0/51 (0%)21/51 (41.2%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventDiacerein 1% Ointment
NasopharyngitisInfections and infestations7/51
Skin infectionInfections and infestations5/51
PyrexiaGeneral disorders4/51
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders4/51
PruritusSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders4/51
Ear infectionInfections and infestations3/51
Gastroenteritis viralInfections and infestations3/51

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Diacerein 1% Ointment
<=18 years40
Between 18 and 65 years11
>=65 years0
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Diacerein 1% Ointment
Mean12.6 ± 10.70
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Diacerein 1% Ointment
Female26
Male25
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)Diacerein 1% Ointment
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Diacerein 1% Ointment
Austria1
Israel5
Australia2
United Kingdom7
Netherlands3
France9
Germany2
United States22
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Study locations

3 sites
  • Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • University of North Carolina (UNC) - Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516, United States
  • Children's Hospital of San Antonio
    San Antonio, Texas 78218, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Dec 2017 to primary completion in Apr 2020, 28 months.

Results were first posted in Sep 2020, 4 months after primary completion.

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

Registered
Dec 19, 2017
First posted
Jan 3, 2018
StartActual
Dec 1, 2017
Primary completionActual
Apr 17, 2020
CompletionActual
Apr 17, 2020
Results first posted
Sep 16, 2020
Last update
Sep 16, 2020
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 Sep 16, 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
NCT03389308
Lead sponsor
Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 3, 2018
Start date
Dec 1, 2017
Primary completion
Apr 17, 2020
Completion
Apr 17, 2020
Results posted
Sep 16, 2020
Last update
Sep 16, 2020

Study contacts

Mary Spellman, MD
study chair · Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

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