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Status unknownNCT05578482Updated Dec 21, 2022

Staphylococcus Aureus and The Skin Microbiome During Flare And Resolution Of Atopic Dermatitis

A Phase 4 interventional study of Dicloxacillin Oral Capsule and Elocon 0.1 % Topical Cream in Atopic Dermatitis, Atopic Dermatitis Eczema and Atopic Dermatitis Flare, sponsored by Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen. Status unknown at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-21.

Sponsored by Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare and evaluate in patients with atopic dermatitis. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does the addition of systemic dicloxacillin to TCS treatment result in a more rapid and deeper treatment response?
  • Does the addition of systemic dicloxacillin to TCS treatment affect the skin microbiome, the skin barrier and immune response during improvement of AD?
  • Does topical application of S. aureus or SEB increase the severity and rapidity of a flare?

Participants will meet for two different phases:

  • Phase one will be at randomized controlled trial where patients are randomized to either systemic dicloxacillin + mometasone furoate or placebo + mometasone furoate.
  • Phase II: Patients will meet for five visits to receive different solutions on the skin including autologous s. aureus and staphylococcal enterotoxin B.
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The investigators hypothesize:

Use of oral systemic antibiotic treatment with dicloxacillin (1000 mg x 3 times a day) will decrease the time to AD improvement as well as the amount of S. aureus and its toxins and alter the skin microbiome.

Specifically, the investigators aim to investigate the following research questions:

  • RQ1: Does the addition of systemic dicloxacillin to TCS treatment result in a more rapid and deeper treatment response?
  • RQ2: Does the addition of systemic dicloxacillin to TCS treatment affect the skin microbiome, the skin barrier and immune response during improvement of AD?
  • RQ3: Does topical application of S. aureus or SEB increase the severity and rapidity of a flare?
  • RQ4: Does topical application of S. aureus and SEB alter the skin microbiome, the skin barrier and immune response during a flare of AD?
  • RQ5: Can changes in protein expression or metabolic pathways explain the modulated mechanisms in the host-microbial cross talk of AD?
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Conditions studied

  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Atopic Dermatitis Eczema
  • Atopic Dermatitis Flare

Keywords

  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Atopic dermatitis flare
  • Skin microbiome
  • Skin barrier markers
  • RCT
  • Antibiotics
  • Topical corticosteroids
  • Staphylococcus aureus
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In context

Dermatitis, Atopic

1,419 studies on the registry are indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic; 258 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 45 is below the median of 83 across 1,125 interventional studies indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic.

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Lead sponsor

Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 years or above
  • European ancestry
  • AD diagnosis according to Hanifin \& Rajka criteria
  • AD for at least 3 years
  • AD that is moderate-to-severe defined as an EASI score of ≥ 7
  • AD in the sampled location that has an TLSS score of ≥ 5

Exclusion criteria

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

  • Current or present systemic immunosuppressant and/or biological treatment for the past 4 weeks
  • Evidence of other concomitant inflammatory skin conditions (e.g., psoriasis or contact dermatitis)
  • Evidence of active skin infection that warrants treatment at screening or baseline visit
  • Systemic or topical antibiotics in the preceding past 4 weeks
  • Use of disinfectants, bleach and potassium permanganate baths at least 2 weeks before sampling
  • UV therapy within the last 3 weeks, or pronounced exposure to sunlight in the preceding 2 weeks
  • History of any condition (e.g. bleeding diathesis) that may predispose the patient to complications associated with the planned skin biopsy procedures
  • Other clinically significant medical disease that is uncontrolled despite treatment that is likely, in the opinion of the investigator, to impact the patient's ability to participate in the study or to impact the study pharmacodynamic, or safety assessments
  • Decreased kidney function (GFR under 60 ml/min)
  • Tendency to formation of keloid scars
  • Penicillin or mometasone futurate allergy or intolerance
  • Pregnancy
  • Breast feeding
  • Body weight ≤ 40 kg
  • AD only located in the face or intimate regions
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
45 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Dicillin & Elocon

    20 of the participating patients are randomized to the active arm where systemic dicloxacillin and elocon creme (mometasone furoate 0.1%) is received.

    Drug: Dicloxacillin Oral Capsule · Drug: Elocon 0.1 % Topical Cream

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo & Elocon

    20 of the participating patients are randomized to the placebo arm where placebo and elocon creme (mometasone furoate 0.1%) is received.

    Drug: Elocon 0.1 % Topical Cream

Interventions

  • DrugDicloxacillin Oral Capsule

    Randomized to either systemic dicloxacillin \& elocon or placebo \& elocon

    Also known as: Elocon (Mometasone furoate 0.1%)

  • DrugElocon 0.1 % Topical Cream

    Both groups are treated with elocon for five days.

    Also known as: Mometasone furoate 0.1%

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in The Total Lesion Symptom Scale (TLSS) score improvement

    The primary endpoint is to describe if addition of systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) to topical treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily increases the rapidity and depth of the treatment response measured as changes in The Total Lesion Symptom Scale (TLSS) score improvement. The score is a numerical scale from 0-15.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in the skin microbiome measured as community composition (beta-diversity) visualised as PCOA plots

    Describe changes in the skin microbiome measured as community composition during i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. Changes in the skin microbiome measured as alfa-diversity (Shannon diversity)

    Describe changes in the skin microbiome measured as immune response during i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. Changes in the skin microbiome measured as relative abundance (%) of baterial genera

    During i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. Changes in the amount of cytokines

    Describe changes in the epidermal barrier disruption through changes in cytokines (to Il-1a, IL-4, IL-13, IL-1RA, CXCL-9, IL-22, IL-31, IL-8, IL-18, CCL-17, CCL-18, CCL-20, CCL-22, CXCL-10, VEGF-A) during i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle

    Time frame: 1 year

  5. Changes in itch with peak pruritus 24 hours

    Changes in itch on a scale from 0-10 during i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  6. The effects of treatment on markers of bone resorption and formation with C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX)

    The investigators aim to investigate the effects of treatment on markers of bone resorption and formation including C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) because TCS such as mometasone furoate may increase bone resorption as seen in a large epidemiologic study.

    Time frame: 1 year

  7. The effects of treatment on markers of bone resorption and formation with N-terminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen (P1NP)

    The investigators aim to investigate the effects of treatment on markers of bone resorption and formation including N-terminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen (P1NP) because TCS such as mometasone furoate may increase bone resorption as seen in a large epidemiologic study.

    Time frame: 1 year

  8. The effects of treatment on markers of bone resorption and formation with parathyroid hormone (PTH)

    The investigators aim to investigate the effects of treatment on markers of bone resorption and formation including parathyroid hormone (PTH), because TCS such as mometasone furoate may increase bone resorption as seen in a large epidemiologic study.

    Time frame: 1 year

  9. Changes in sleep-Numeric rating scale

    Changes in sleep on a numerical rating scale from 0-10 during: i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  10. Changes in pain-Numeric rating scale

    Changes in pain on a numerical rating scale from 0-10 during: i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  11. The Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI)

    Changes in EASI score during: i) treatment with systemic dicloxacillin treatment (1000 mg x 3 times a day) and mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily ii) treatment with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream once daily iii) cutaneous application of respectively SEB and S. aureus from the patient's self, compared to vehicle.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Due to Danish data protection law sharing IPD is not planned. Data outcomes should be anonymized without any recognizable information.

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 Dec 21, 2022, 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
NCT05578482
Lead sponsor
Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen
Collaborators
The Novo Nordic Foundation
Responsible party
Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen (Professor, Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen, Bispebjerg Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Oct 13, 2022
Start date
Oct 24, 2022
Primary completion
May 2023 (estimated)
Completion
May 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 21, 2022

Study contacts

Jacob Thyssen, Professor, MD, DMSc
Contact
jacob.pontoppidan.thyssen@regionh.dk
38636173
Amalie Rønnstad, MD
Contact
amalie.thorsti.moeller.roennstad@regionh.dk
25790995
Jacob Thyssen, Professor, MD, DMSc
principal investigator · Professor, Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital

Oversight

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