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Not yet recruitingNCT06380452SKABUPUpdated Apr 23, 2024

Therapy for Scabies With Two Differently Concentrated Permethrin Creams

A Phase 3 interventional study of 5% Permethrin Creme and 10% Permethrin Creme in Scabies, sponsored by Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-23.

Sponsored by Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
220
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
2 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The multi-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind phase III clinical trial will primarily investigate the efficacy and safety of treatment of scabies with Permethrin Cream 5% (approved drug InfectoScab 5% Cream) in direct comparison with Permethrin Cream 10%.

The trial participants will be randomly assigned and blinded to either Permethrin Cream 5% or Permethrin Cream 10%.

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The SKABUP study is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind phase III clinical trial. The aim of this SKABUP study is to compare the efficacy and safety of topical therapy with permethrin 5% and permethrin 10% in a multicenter randomized double-blind setting in order to demonstrate the possible superiority of the 10% permethrin cream over the current standard therapy with permethrin 5% cream. In order to demonstrate a possible difference in efficacy as clearly as possible, the study will be conducted in dermatology clinics and without extensive exclusion of previous therapies in the patient's medical history.

The primary objective of the SKABUP study is the clincal efficacy (therapeutic success yes/no) after completion of treatment (one or - if necessary - two applications), i.e. treatment success on day 14 (for study participants with only one application of investigational product) or on day 28 (for study participants with repeated application of investigational product).

A total of 220 scabies patients aged between 2 and 85 years are to be included in the study (clinical trial). After 172 patients, however, recruitment will be stopped and an interim evaluation carried out. If there is proof of superiority, the study will be terminated; if there is no proof of superiority, it will be continued unchanged. Study drop-outs, i.e. patients included in the study with at least one application of an investigational product whose participation in the study ends prematurely, will not be replaced.

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Conditions studied

  • Scabies

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In context

Scabies

51 studies on the registry are indexed under Scabies; 10 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 220 is above the median of 183 across 41 interventional studies indexed under Scabies.

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Lead sponsor

Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Confirmed acute scabies disease: Detection of mites and/or mite nymphs and/or mite larvae, by reflected light microscopy or light microscopy of skin samples, at scabies-typical predilection sites
  • Age between 2 years and 85 years
  • Written of the study participant (if of legal age) or all legal guardians (for underage study participants \< 12 years) or all legal guardians and the study participant (for underage study participants ≥ 12 years)
  • Practicable application of the trial medication by trained specialist staff at the trial site

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pre-treatment with antiscabiosa in the last 14 days
  • Combined antiscabial treatment (i.e. simultaneous/simultaneous topical and systemic scabies treatment with medication) in the last 3 months
  • Known intolerance to permethrin, other pyrethroids, chrysanthemums or any of the other ingredients of the study medication
  • Scabies crustosa
  • Impetiginization/eczematization requiring inpatient treatment
  • Body weight > 120 kg
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding
  • immunodeficiency (of any kind, including extensive local therapy (>20% body surface) with > 2 weeks in the last 4 weeks or ≥ 10 mg prednisolone equivalent >7 days in the last 4 weeks - even without signs of scabies crustosa)
  • Other serious illnesses which, in the opinion of the investigator, prevent the patient from participating in the study
  • Planned systemic use of corticosteroids
  • Planned or previous (last 4 weeks) use of systemic or cutaneous non-steroidal
  • Apparent unreliability or unwillingness to cooperate
  • Inability to understand and comply with study instructions
  • Known alcohol, medication or drug dependence
  • Placement in a facility where people live together for long periods of time, are cared for or receive medical care, and where close skin-to-skin contact is common, or placement in an institution ordered by a court/authority
  • 5 or more close contacts (persons with close, extensive skin-to-skin contact with the scabies patient for more than 5-10 minutes)
  • Close contact person who refuses scabies treatment or for whom treatment is not possible
  • Dependence on sponsor or investigator
  • Previous participation in a clinical trial in the last 30 days or in the same clinical trial
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Clinically significant

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Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Immunosuppression

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
220 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    5% Permethrin Creme

    Permethrin Cream 5 % is the already approved standard therapeutic agent InfectoScab 5 % Cream, contains the active ingredient permethrin in a 5 % concentration and is used for the topical treatment of scabies. The cream is also used as a topical cream, e.g. after washing hands.

    Drug: 5% Permethrin Creme

  • Experimental
    10% Permethrin Creme

    Permethrin Cream 10 % also contains the active ingredient permethrin, but in double the concentration, and otherwise corresponds to the approved standard therapeutic agent InfectoScab 5 % Cream in terms of the main other ingredients. This is also used for the topical treatment of scabies, as well as for re-creaming, e.g. after washing hands.

    Drug: 10% Permethrin Creme

Interventions

  • Drug5% Permethrin Creme

    At visit V0, the investigational cream is applied once topically to the whole body. For patients who are not cured at visit V1, i.e. 14 days later, the application is repeated analogously once at this time.

  • Drug10% Permethrin Creme

    At visit V0, the investigational cream is applied once topically to the whole body. For patients who are not cured at visit V1, i.e. 14 days later, the application is repeated analogously once at this time.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. clinical efficacy (yes/no)

    The primary outcome criterion is defined as clinical efficacy (therapeutic success yes/no) after completion of treatment (one or - if necessary - two applications) i.e. treatment success on day 14 (for study participants with only one investigational product application) or on day 28 (for study participants with repeated investigational product application).

    Time frame: day 14 - day 28

Secondary outcomes

  1. effectiveness at Visit 1

    therapy success at Visit 1

    Time frame: day 14

  2. frequency of therapy success

    frequency of therapy success after only one application in relation to the overall frequency of therapy success (after completion of treatment)

    Time frame: day 0 - day 28

  3. itching

    itching (Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) from 0-10) and change in itching vs. baseline (scale differences) for all visits

    Time frame: day 0 - day 28

  4. patients with evidence of mites

    proportion of patients (in %) with evidence of mites (incl. nymphs and larvae, reflected light microscopy or light microscopy of skin samples) for all visits

    Time frame: day 0 - day 28

  5. patients with use of antiscabiosa not compliant with the protocol

    proportion of patients with use of antiscabiosa not compliant with the study protocol for all visits

    Time frame: day 0 - day 28

  6. patients with new scabies efflorescences

    Proportion of patients with new scabies efflorescences for all visits

    Time frame: day 0 - day 28

  7. patients with "additional confirmed" treatment failure

    patients with "additional confirmed" treatment failure (in %): Proportion of patients with new scabies efflorescences at the end of treatment OR with mite detection by microscopic examination of a skin sample OR use of other antiscabio-sa not conforming to the study protocol

    Time frame: day 0 - day 28

  8. AEs, SAEs, ADRs, SUAWs

    AEs, SAEs, ADRs, SUAWs (total frequency, type, severity, causality, with frequencies, with separate presentation of local reactions)

    Time frame: day 0 - day 28

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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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

Start is estimated for May 2024; primary completion for Jul 2027, 38 months later.

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Registered
Apr 16, 2024
First posted
Apr 23, 2024
StartEst.
May 2024
Primary completionEst.
Jul 2027
CompletionEst.
Dec 2028
Last update
Apr 23, 2024
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 Apr 23, 2024, 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
NCT06380452
Lead sponsor
Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH
Collaborators
Winicker Norimed GmbH
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 23, 2024
Start date
May 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jul 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 23, 2024

Study contacts

Bertil Wachall, Dr.
Contact
clinical.trials@infectopharm.com
06252 95 7000
Cord Sunderkötter, Prof. Dr.
study director · Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie une Venerologie, Halle (Saale)

Oversight

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