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RecruitingNCT06256575Updated Nov 10, 2026

Study of Diosmin for the Treatment of Digital Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis

An interventional study of Diosmin and Placebo in Scleroderma, Systemic and Digital Ulcer, sponsored by Primus Pharmaceuticals. Recruiting at 5 sites in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-10.

Sponsored by Primus Pharmaceuticals · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2025; still recruiting 1 year 6 months later.
Updated Nov 10, 2026Site recruiting status changedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is performed to consider the safety and healing ability of diosmin in patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and open sores on their fingers (digital ulcers). Two (2) out of three (3) participants will receive active product. The participants will have four (4) visits over eight (8) weeks. Physical exams and photos will be performed. A variety of questions will be asked describing level of pain and lifestyle changes.

Read the detailed description

This study is performed to consider the safety and healing ability of diosmin in patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and open sores on their fingers (digital ulcers). The study will include 21-45 participants randomly given active product or inactive product (placebo). Two (2) out of every three (3) participants enrolled will receive active product. The participants will have four (4) visits over eight (8) weeks. At each visit physical exams and photos will be performed. Each person will also be asked a variety of questions describing level of pain and any changes to their lifestyle.

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Conditions studied

  • Scleroderma, Systemic
  • Digital Ulcer

Keywords

  • SSc
  • Digital Ulcers
  • Sclerosis
  • Scleroderma
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In context

Scleroderma, Systemic

610 studies on the registry are indexed under Scleroderma, Systemic; 218 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 45 is above the median of 37 across 446 interventional studies indexed under Scleroderma, Systemic.

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Lead sponsor

Primus Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 20 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (83%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
  • At least one "active" digital ulcer
  • Medication for systemic sclerosis unchanged for 30 days

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infection or gangrene in ulcer
  • Citrus allergy
  • Unstable heart, kidney, or liver disease
  • Active infection of any type
  • Current cancer treatment or uncured cancer
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
45 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Active

    Vasculera 630 mg, tablet, two (2) times per day for eight (8) weeks

    Combination Product: Diosmin

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Cornstarch, one (1) capsule, two (2) times per day for eight (8)

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • Combination productDiosmin

    A medical food of diosmin and alka4-complex

    Also known as: Vasculera

  • OtherPlacebo

    Corn starch one (1) capsule twice daily

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy - Number (%) of healed baseline ulcers

    Number (%) of healed baseline ulcers and change in net ulcer burden

    Time frame: Screening, Day 1, Day 28, Day 56

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety - number of adverse events

    The number of product related adverse events experienced

    Time frame: Screening, Day 1, Day 28, Day 56

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Study locations

5 of 5 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — all IPD that underlie results in a publication

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan

Time frame: starting 6 months after publication

Access criteria: Primus director of clinical research will review requests submitted via email.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started May 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jul 2027, 26 months after the start.

Of 100 interventional studies with no phase under Scleroderma, Systemic, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 38. This study's planned 26 months is above that.

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

Registered
Feb 5, 2024
First posted
Feb 13, 2024
StartActual
May 2, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Jul 15, 2027
CompletionEst.
Aug 15, 2027
Last update
Nov 10, 2026
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.
Sites
Dalhousie University is now Recruiting
Nov 10, 2026
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  1. Nov 10, 2026
    Dalhousie University is now Recruiting

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06256575
Lead sponsor
Primus Pharmaceuticals
Collaborators
KGK Science Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 13, 2024
Start date
May 2, 2025
Primary completion
Jul 15, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 15, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 10, 2026

Study contacts

Lukban
Contact
jlukban@primusrx.com
(480) 483-1410
Mary L Sanstead
Contact
msanstead@primusrx.com
480-250-6689
Lukban
study director · Primus Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

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