Efficacy And Safety Of Azithromycin SR Compared With Minocycline In Acne

This study has been terminated.

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Sponsor:

Information provided by:

Pfizer

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00392223

First received: October 23, 2006

Last updated: January 5, 2010

Last verified: January 2010

History of Changes

Results First Received: June 11, 2009

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized; Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Double-Blind; Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition:	Acne Vulgaris
Interventions:	Drug: Azithromycin microspheres Drug: minocycline-placebo capsules Drug: Azithromycin microspheres-placebo Drug: Minocycline capsules,

Participant Flow

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Recruitment Details

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Pre-Assignment Details

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Azithromycin	2 grams per week administered orally (PO) for 8 weeks (azithromycin microspheres, powder for oral suspension)
Minocycline	100 milligrams (mg) administered PO (oral) QD (every day) for 8 weeks (minocycline capsules)

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	Azithromycin	Minocycline
STARTED	58	60
COMPLETED	49	47
NOT COMPLETED	9	13
Adverse Event	5	4
Lost to Follow-up	1	4
Protocol Violation	0	3
Withdrawal by Subject	3	2

Baseline Characteristics

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Azithromycin	2 grams per week administered orally (PO) for 8 weeks (azithromycin microspheres, powder for oral suspension)
Minocycline	100 milligrams (mg) administered PO (oral) QD (every day) for 8 weeks (minocycline capsules)
Total	Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures

	Azithromycin	Minocycline	Total
Number of Participants [units: participants]	58	60	118
Age, Customized [units: participants]
<18 years	10	17	27
Between 18 and 44 years	48	43	91
Gender [units: participants]
Female	35	36	71
Male	23	24	47

Outcome Measures

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1. Primary:

Change From Baseline to End of Treatment in Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8 End of Treatment (EOT) ]

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2. Primary:

Change From Baseline to End of Treatment (EOT) in Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) Score - Per Protocol Population [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8 EOT ]

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3. Secondary:

Change From Baseline in Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8 End of Treatment (EOT), 8 weeks after EOT ]

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4. Secondary:

Improvement of Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) Score [ Time Frame: Week 4, Week 8 End of Treatment (EOT), 8 weeks after EOT ]

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5. Secondary:

Change From Baseline in Acne Graded by Leeds Technique [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8 End of Treatment (EOT), 8 weeks after EOT ]

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6. Post-Hoc:

Number of Subjects With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Acne [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8 End of Treatment (EOT) ]

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Certain Agreements:

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

The agreement is:

	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed. Restriction Description: Pfizer has the right to review disclosures, requesting a delay of < 60 days. Investigator will postpone single center publications until after disclosure of pooled data (all sites), < 12 months from study completion/termination at all participating sites. Investigator may not disclose previously undisclosed confidential information other than study results.

Limitations and Caveats

Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:

Name/Title: Pfizer ClinicalTrials.gov Call Center
Organization: Pfizer, Inc.
phone: 1-800-718-1021
e-mail: ClinicalTrials.govCallCenter@pfizer.com

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Responsible Party:	Director, Clinical Trial Disclosure Group, Pfizer, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00392223 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	A0661150
Study First Received:	October 23, 2006
Results First Received:	June 11, 2009
Last Updated:	January 5, 2010
Health Authority:	Italy: The Italian Medicines Agency

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