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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00384124
Date of registration: 04/10/2006
Primary sponsor: Brooke Army Medical Center
Public title: Topical Imiquimod for Bowen's Disease of the Head and Neck
Scientific title: Phase III Trial of 6 Weeks of Imiquimod for the Treatment of Bowens Disease of the Head and Neck. Outcome is Histologic Clearance at 14 Weeks.
Date of first enrolment: November 2006
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00384124
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Nicole M Owens, MD
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Affiliation:  Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Dermatology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologic diagnosis of Bowen's disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ), defined as
full-thickness keratinocyte atypia and architectural disorder limited to the
epidermis, with or without involvement of the follicular unit

- Located on the head and neck, defined as any area superior to the clavicle and
anterior to the posterior triangle of the neck

- Primary Bowen's disease (first diagnosis)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous treatment of biopsied lesion

- Recurrent lesions from previous biopsy-proven Bowen's disease

- Patients younger than 18 years of age

- Pregnancy

- Immunosuppression, including HIV, transplant patients on immune suppressive
medications, cancer patients on chemotherapy, and hematologic malignancies (e.g.,
lymphoma, leukemia)

- Mucous membrane involvement

- Lesions larger than 2 cm



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bowens Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Imiquimod
Primary Outcome(s)
histologic clearance of Bowens disease in treated versus placebo group [Time Frame: 14 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
C.2005.087
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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