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CompletedNCT03972462Updated Mar 6, 2020

NPC-12G Gel 0.2% Sirolimus PK Bridging Study

A Phase 1 interventional study of NPC-12G Gel 0.2% and Rapamune® 2 mg tablet in Bioavailability Study, sponsored by Nobelpharma. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-03-06.

Sponsored by Nobelpharma · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jun 2019, 7 years 3 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is designed to describe the relative systemic bioavailability of topical and oral sirolimus formulations.

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Conditions studied

  • Bioavailability Study
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In context

Lead sponsor

Nobelpharma is the lead sponsor of 34 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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, non-smoker (no use within 3 months prior to screening), ≥ 18 and ≤ 65 years of age, with BMI > 18.5 and \< 30.0 kg/m2 and body weight ≥ 50.0 kg for males and ≥ 45.0 kg for females
  • Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a male partner must be willing to use one of acceptable contraceptive method throughout the study and for 12 weeks after the last study drug administration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any sign of eczema/dermatitis, skin lesion, wound, or infection at the application site, or any other conditions that would prevent a safe application of the gel formulation.
  • Laser or surgery at the gel application site within 2 weeks before the gel application.
  • Positive alcohol breath test, urine drug screen or urine cotinine test at screeningation
  • History of allergic reactions or hypersensitivity to sirolimus, sirolimus derivatives, or excipient of NPC-12G Gel
  • Use of any drugs known to induce or inhibit CYP3A4 metabolism within 30 days prior to the first study drug administration
  • Positive pregnancy test at screening
  • Breast-feeding subject
  • History of active tuberculosis or exposure to endemic areas within 8 weeks prior to QuantiFERON®-TB testing performed at screening
  • Positive QuantiFERON®-TB test with positive chest X-ray, indicating possible tuberculosis infection
  • Immunization with a live attenuated vaccine within 1 month prior to dosing or planned vaccination during the study and up to 3 weeks after the last study drug administration
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
12 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NPC-12G Gel 0.2% (Period 1)

    A single 800 mg quantity weight (1.6 mg sirolimus) dose will be applied to the central face on Day 1.

    Drug: NPC-12G Gel 0.2%

  • Active comparator
    Rapamune Tablet (Period 2)

    Rapamune® (sirolimus) 2 mg tablet for oral dosing.

    Drug: Rapamune® 2 mg tablet

Interventions

  • DrugNPC-12G Gel 0.2%

    Period 1

    Also known as: 2 mg of sirolimus in 1 g of gel

  • DrugRapamune® 2 mg tablet

    Period 2

    Also known as: Sirolimus

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AUC0-48

    Time frame: Sampling: Pre-dose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours post-dose

  2. Cmax

    Time frame: Sampling: Pre-dose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours post-dose

  3. Tmax

    Time frame: Sampling: Pre-dose and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours post-dose

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Study locations

1 site
  • InVentiv Health Clinical Research Services LLC
    Miami, Florida 33136, 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 Mar 6, 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
NCT03972462
Lead sponsor
Nobelpharma
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 3, 2019
Start date
May 31, 2019
Primary completion
Jun 17, 2019
Completion
Jun 17, 2019
Last update
Mar 6, 2020

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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