Efficacy and Safety of Ingenol Mebutate Gel 0.015% Compared to Diclofenac Sodium Gel 3% in Subjects With Actinic Keratoses on the Face or Scalp
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02406014 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 1, 2015
Last Update Posted : May 9, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Actinic Keratosis (AK) | Drug: Ingenol Mebutate Gel, 0.015% Drug: Diclofenac sodium gel 3% | Phase 4 |
All subjects who qualify for this trial are to have 4 to 8 clinically typical, visible and discrete AK lesions within a contiguous 25 cm2 treatment area on the face or scalp.
Eligible subjects will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to the following treatment groups:
- Treatment Group A: Ingenol mebutate gel 0.015%, once daily for 3 consecutive days for the first treatment course. At 8 weeks after treatment initiation, subjects who present with existing AKs or newly emergent AKs in the treatment area will receive one more treatment course of ingenol mebutate gel 0.015%, daily for 3 consecutive days.
- Treatment Group B: Diclofenac sodium gel 3%, (0.5 grams), twice daily for 90 days.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 502 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Efficacy and Safety of Ingenol Mebutate Gel 0.015% Compared to Diclofenac Sodium Gel 3% in Subjects With Actinic Keratoses on the Face or Scalp |
Study Start Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Treatment Group A
Ingenol mebutate gel 0.015%, once daily for 3 consecutive days for the first treatment course. At 8 weeks after treatment initiation, subjects who present with existing AKs or newly emergent AKs in the treatment area will receive one more treatment course of ingenol mebutate gel 0.015%, daily for 3 consecutive days.
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Drug: Ingenol Mebutate Gel, 0.015%
Ingenol mebutate gel 0.015 % (Picato®) applied on the selected treatment area. Retreatment if the treatment field is not completely cleared of AKs.
Other Name: Picato® |
Active Comparator: Treatment Group B
Diclofenac sodium gel 3%, (0.5 grams), twice daily for 90 days.
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Drug: Diclofenac sodium gel 3%
Diclofenac sodium gel 3% Solaraze® applied on the selected treatment area, twice daily for 90 days.
Other Name: Solaraze® |
- Complete clearance of all AKs [ Time Frame: 11 Months ]Complete clearance of all AKs in the treatment field at Week 8 for ingenol mebutate gel 0.015% and Week 17 for diclofenac sodium gel 3%
- Complete clearance of all AKs at Week 17 [ Time Frame: 11 Months ]As secondary response criteria, complete clearance at Week 17 for diclofenac sodium gel 3% will be compared with complete clearance in the ingenol mebutate 0.015% group.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Following verbal and written information about the trial, subject must provide informed consent documented by signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) prior to any trial related procedures
- Subjects with 4 to 8 clinically typical, visible and discrete AKs within a contiguous 25 cm² treatment area on the face or scalp
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Location of the selected treatment area:
- on the periorbital skin
- on the perioral skin/around the nostrils
- within 5 cm of an incompletely healed wound
- within 10 cm of a suspected BCC or SCC or other neoplasia

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02406014
Germany | |
Gemain, Weber & Craninic | |
Schweinfurt, Germany, 97421 |
Principal Investigator: | Eggert Stockfleth, Prof.Dr.med. | St. Josef-Hospital im Katholischen Klinikum Bochum |
Responsible Party: | LEO Pharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02406014 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LP0041-1120 |
First Posted: | April 1, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 9, 2017 |
Last Verified: | May 2017 |
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