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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  ISRCTN38383374
Date of registration: 05/05/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Difa Cooper
Public title: Efficacy of a spray formulation in acne of the chest and back
Scientific title: Efficacy and local tolerability of different spray products in the treatment of mild to moderate acne of the back and chest: A controlled, three-arm, assessor-blinded prospective trial
Date of first enrolment: 02/02/2015
Target sample size: 75
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN38383374
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Prospective observer-masked three arm randomised parallel trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Phase III/IV
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name: Massimo    Milani
Address:  Difa Cooper Via Milano 160 21042 Caronno Pertusella Italy
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and over
2. Presence of mild to moderate acne involving back and chest regions (truncal acne)

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe forms of acne requiring systemic treatments
2. Other severe skin conditions
3. Use of topical acne medications such as tretinoin, benzoyl peroxide or topical antibiotics within 2 weeks
4. Use of oral antibiotics within 30 days
5. Use of systemic corticosteroids within 4 weeks
6. Body Mass Index >30


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Truncal acne vulgaris
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Truncal acne vulgaris
Intervention(s)
Participants are randomly allocated in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive one of three products.

Product 1: A new spray formulation containing 0.15% of two vitamin A derivatives (retinol and hydroxypinacolone retinoate) carried in a patented glycospheres system (RetinSphere®), an antimicrobial peptide (BIOPEP.15), salicylic acid and, vitamin E (BR).
Product 2: A spray formulation containing triethyl citrate and ethyl linoleate, GT-peptide-10, salycilic acid 0,5% and Zinc Lattate.
Product 3: A spray formulation containing betaine, glycine and salicylic acid 2% (SP).

All products are to be applied twice daily (one application in the morning and one application in the evening) for 6 consecutive weeks. The total amount of product is 4/5 puffs per application (a total of 1.2/1.5 ml), in order to cover chest and back areas.

All participants are followed up at six weeks.
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical evolution of acne lesions is measured using the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) at baseline and 6 weeks.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Skin tolerability is measured by evaluating skin irritation (erythema and burning) and skin xerosis using a quantitative score from 0(no symptom) to 3(relevant symptom) at 6 weeks.
Secondary ID(s)
BR2015/1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Difa Cooper
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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