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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00619060
Date of registration: 19/02/2008
Primary sponsor: University of Arizona
Public title: Topical Myristyl Nicotinate Cream on the Skin of Healthy Volunteers
Scientific title: A Phase I Study of Topical Myristyl Nicotinate Cream on Human Skin in Healthy Volunteers
Date of first enrolment: August 2007
Target sample size: 22
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00619060
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Clara Curiel, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University of Arizona
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Healthy volunteers who have not used topical medications to the skin of the upper
extremities, except for emollients or sunscreens, for at least 30 days prior to study
entry

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

- Must agree to limit sun exposure as much as possible and wear protective clothing on
the forearms in place of using sunscreens or moisturizers

- Female participants must be surgically sterile by hysterectomy or post menopausal for
at least 1 year

- No signs of inflammation or irritation of the skin on the forearms

- No prior history of actinic keratosis or skin cancer on the forearm

- No known immunosuppression by virtue of medication or disease, including AIDS
patients

- No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to any of the
following:

- Ongoing or active infection

- Symptomatic congestive heart failure

- Unstable angina pectoris

- Cardiac arrhythmia

- No psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study
requirements

- No invasive cancer within the past 5 years

- No skin conditions felt by the study physician to contraindicate enrollment
including, but not limited to, psoriasis or atopic dermatitis within a proposed
treatment area

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

- See Disease Characteristics

- No concurrent therapy (e.g., retinoids, fluorouracil) on the forearms that may
interfere with clinical evaluations

- More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent or planned participation in another
clinical trial

- No concurrent oral supplemental niacin, by itself or in the form of a multi-vitamin
that exceeds 40 mg/day

- No concurrent oral prednisone

- No concurrent immunosuppressants/immunomodulators (e.g., cyclosporine,
chemotherapeutic agents, or biologic therapy)



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Healthy, no Evidence of Disease
Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer
Intervention(s)
Drug: topical myristyl nicotinate cream
Other: placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Safety of myristyl nicotinate at the administered doses [Time Frame: Yes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CDR0000582627
P30CA023074
UARIZ-BIO-07-085
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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