Clinical trial • Phase III • Infectious Disease
ACICLOVIR for Recurrent herpes labialis | Herpes simplex labialis
Phase III trial of ACICLOVIR for Recurrent herpes labialis | Herpes simplex labialis.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Infectious Disease
- Trial Disease
- Recurrent herpes labialis | Herpes simplex labialis
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 12-06-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 07-10-2024
Trial design
Randomised, open-label, lipovir® gel (acyclovir 50 mg/g; topical gel) — test product; zovirax® cream (acyclovir 50 mg/g; topical cream) — active comparator; placebo — topical placebo (no active substance). dose expressed as 50 mg/g (5%) for active products; schedule/frequency not specified in provided data.-controlled Phase III trial in Poland.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- Lipovir® Gel (Acyclovir 50 mg/g; topical gel) — test product; Zovirax® Cream (Acyclovir 50 mg/g; topical cream) — active comparator; Placebo — topical placebo (no active substance). Dose expressed as 50 mg/g (5%) for active products; schedule/frequency not specified in provided data.
- Target Sample Size
- 200
Eligibility
Recruits 200 Vulnerable populations are not selected for this trial. Only adults (Age ≥18 years) are eligible and participants must be able to read, understand and sign the informed consent document; capacity to consent is required. No assent procedures are indicated because minors are excluded..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning a pregnancy.
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable populations are not selected for this trial. Only adults (Age ≥18 years) are eligible and participants must be able to read, understand and sign the informed consent document; capacity to consent is required. No assent procedures are indicated because minors are excluded.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants must have at least 3 recurrences or herpes labialis within the past year.\n- At least half of the recurrences are preceded by recognizable prodromal symptoms, e.g., itching, redness, burning, tingling or a sense of irritation.\n- At least half of the prodromes are followed by classical lesions, e.g., ulcer, vesicle, and/or hard crust.\n- Age ≥18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.\n- Able to read, understand, and sign the informed consent document.\n- Able to understand and follow the study procedures, including completing the study diary."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participant who is unable or is not expected to reliably comprehend or satisfactorily assess a herpetic lesion.\n- Alcohol or drug abuse\n- Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial or participation in any clinical trial involving an Investigational medicinal product within 30 days prior to written informed consent for this trial.\n- Unlikely to co-operate with the requirements of the study.\n- Subjects who have previously enrolled in this study.\n- Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning a pregnancy.\n- Medical or dermatological conditions that interfere with the treatment or assessment of the herpes lesions (e.g., eczema, psoriasis, acne, seborrhoeic dermatitis).\n- Immunocompromised patients or patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.\n- Systemic, severe as well as history of uncontrolled chronic disease or a concurrent clinically significant illness, or medical condition, which in the investigator’s opinion, wouldcontraindicate study participation or compliance with protocol -mandated procedures.\n- Known hypersensitivity/allergic reaction to the study drug substance or any of the formulations’ excipients\n- Known hypersensitivity to valaciclovir.\n- History of herpes keratitis.\n- History of unresponsiveness to acyclovir therapy"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of Episode (DOE) assessed by the investigator based on clinical observation and review of participant diary. For vesicular lesions, DOE is the time from treatment initiation to the healing (loss of crust; residual erythema may be present). For not vesicular lesions, DOE is the time from treatment initiation to the return to normal skin or to cessation of symptoms, whichever occurs last.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration of Episode (DOE) assessed by the investigator based on clinical observation and review of participant diary. For vesicular lesions, DOE is the time from treatment initiation to the healing (loss of crust; residual erythema may be present). For not vesicular lesions, DOE is the time from treatment initiation to the return to normal skin or to cessation of symptoms, whichever occurs last."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Local product tolerability self-reported by the participant","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Self-reported tolerability assessed by the participant (as stated)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Product acceptability as assessed by the participant","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Acceptability assessment as reported by the participant (as stated)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of adverse events","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 200
- Recruitment Window Months
- 28
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent is obtained from the participant (adults aged ≥18 years). Participants must be able to read, understand and sign the informed consent document and follow study procedures; no assent for minors is applicable since minors are excluded. A subject information and informed consent form document is listed among trial documents; specific languages are not specified in the provided data.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 10
- Total Number Of Participants
- 200
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 25-08-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 31-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 583
- Number Of Sites
- 10
- Number Of Participants
- 200
Sites
- Site Name
- Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Joanna Renczynska-Matysko
- Principal Investigator Email
- Joanna.Renczynska-Matysko@trialmed.com
- Contact Person Name
- Joanna Renczynska-Matysko
- Contact Person Email
- Joanna.Renczynska-Matysko@trialmed.com
- Site Name
- Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Grzegorz Konieczny
- Principal Investigator Email
- grzegorz.konieczny3@trialmed.com
- Contact Person Name
- Grzegorz Konieczny
- Contact Person Email
- grzegorz.konieczny3@trialmed.com
- Site Name
- Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Joanna Sieniawska
- Principal Investigator Email
- joanna.sieniawska3@trialmed.com
- Contact Person Name
- Joanna Sieniawska
- Contact Person Email
- joanna.sieniawska3@trialmed.com
- Site Name
- Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Agnieszka Cegielska
- Principal Investigator Email
- agnieszka.cegielska@trialmed.com
- Contact Person Name
- Agnieszka Cegielska
- Contact Person Email
- agnieszka.cegielska@trialmed.com
- Site Name
- Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Zofia Ruzga
- Principal Investigator Email
- zofia.ruzga@trialmed.com
- Contact Person Name
- Zofia Ruzga
- Contact Person Email
- zofia.ruzga@trialmed.com
- Site Name
- Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anna Janowicz
- Principal Investigator Email
- anna.janowicz3@trialmed.com
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Janowicz
- Contact Person Email
- anna.janowicz3@trialmed.com
- Site Name
- One Day Med Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Iwona Jankowska-Wojniak
- Principal Investigator Email
- viasex@poczta.fm
- Contact Person Name
- Iwona Jankowska-Wojniak
- Contact Person Email
- viasex@poczta.fm
- Site Name
- Provita Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Magdalena Włoch-Targońska
- Principal Investigator Email
- wloch.magdalena@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Magdalena Włoch-Targońska
- Contact Person Email
- wloch.magdalena@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Centrum Medyczne Mikolowska dr Adam Sipinski
- Department Name
- gynecology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Adam Sipinski
- Principal Investigator Email
- adamsipinski58@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Adam Sipinski
- Contact Person Email
- adamsipinski58@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Specderm Poznanska Sp. j.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Maria Poznanska
- Principal Investigator Email
- drmariapoznanska@specderm.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Poznanska
- Contact Person Email
- drmariapoznanska@specderm.pl
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Laboratorios Ojer Pharma S.L.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Spain
Third parties
- {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Fundacio Privada Dau","duties_or_roles":"code:14","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Opis S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"codes:1,11,12,2,5,6,7,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Lipovir 50 mg/g Gel
- Active Substance
- ACICLOVIR
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- CUTANEOUS USE
- Route
- CUTANEOUS USE
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketingAuthorisationNumber: 5651849, authorisationCountry: PT)
- Starting Dose
- 50 mg/g (5%) topical
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily dose amount: 20 mg; Max total dose amount: 2 g
- Investigational Product Name
- Zovirax 50 mg/g crema
- Active Substance
- ACICLOVIR
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- CUTANEOUS USE
- Route
- CUTANEOUS USE
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketingAuthorisationNumber: 56.780, authorisationCountry: ES)
- Starting Dose
- 50 mg/g (5%) topical
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily dose amount: 20 mg; Max total dose amount: 2 g
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo
- Modality
- Other
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