Clinical trial • Phase III • Infectious Disease

PERMETHRIN for Scabies

Phase III trial of PERMETHRIN for Scabies.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Infectious Disease
Trial Disease
Scabies
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
03-04-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
05-07-2024

Trial design

Randomised, infectoscab® 5 % crème (permethrin 5% topical cream); comparator topical cream (dose/schedule not explicitly stated in the provided data).-controlled Phase III trial across 13 sites in Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
InfectoScab® 5 % Crème (permethrin 5% topical cream); comparator topical cream (dose/schedule not explicitly stated in the provided data).
Target Sample Size
218
Trial Duration For Participant
28

Eligibility

Recruits 218 No vulnerable population selected. Consent requirement: "written informed consent of the study participant or of all legal guardians and the study participant". Participants are aged 18–85 years (no paediatric participants)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
7. Pregnancy, breastfeeding
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected. Consent requirement: "written informed consent of the study participant or of all legal guardians and the study participant". Participants are aged 18–85 years (no paediatric participants).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. confirmed acute scabies disease: detection of mites and/or mite nymphs and/or mite larvae, by reflected light microscopy or by light microscopy of skin samples, at predilection sites typical of scabies\n- 2. age between 18 and 85 years\n- 3. written informed consent of the study participant or of all legal guardians and the study participant\n- 4. feasible application of the trial medication by trained specialist personnel at the trial site"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Pre-treatment with antiscabiosa in the last 14 days\n- 2. Combined antiscabious treatment (i.e. simultaneous topical and systemic drug treatment of scabies) in the last 3 months\n- 3. Known intolerance to permethrin, other pyrethroids, chrysanthemums or any of the other ingredients of the study medication\n- 4. Scabies crustosa\n- 5. Impetiginization/eczematization requiring inpatient treatment\n- 6. Body weight > 120 kg\n- 7. Pregnancy, breastfeeding\n- 8. Clinically relevant immunodeficiency (of any kind, including extensive local therapy (>20% body surface) with corticosteroids > 2 weeks in the last 4 weeks or ≥ 10 mg prednisolone equivalent >7 days in the last 4 weeks - even without signs of scabies crustosa)\n- 9. Other serious illnesses which, in the opinion of the investigator, prevent the patient from participating in the study\n- 10. Planned systemic use of corticosteroids\n- 11. Planned or previous (last 4 weeks) use of systemic or cutaneous non-steroidal immunosuppressants\n- 12. Obvious unreliability or unwillingness to cooperate\n- 13. Inability to understand and comply with study instructions\n- 14. Known alcohol, medication or drug addiction\n- 15. Placement in a facility where people live together for a longer period of time, are cared for or receive medical care, and where close skin-to-skin contact is common (e.g. retirement and nursing homes, facilities for people with disabilities, shelters for the homeless, initial reception facilities/emergency accommodation, hospitals) or placement in an institution ordered by a court/authority\n- 16. 5 or more close contacts (persons with close, extensive skin-to-skin contact with the scabies patient for more than 5-10 minutes)\n- 17. Close contact person who refuses scabies treatment or for whom treatment is not possible (According to the RKI, contact persons of a scabies patient are all persons who have had close, extensive skin-to-skin contact with the patient over a longer period of time (longer than 5-10 minutes), e.g. by sleeping together in the same bed, cuddling, body care and caressing of small children, sexual intercourse, body care of sick persons)\n- 18. Dependence on sponsor or investigator\n- 19. Previous participation in a clinical trial in the last 30 days or in the same clinical trial"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint of this study was defined as the clinical efficacy (yes/no) after completion of treatment (depending on the success of treatment with V1 after 14 or after the second treatment after a total of 28 days).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical efficacy assessed as a binary outcome (yes/no) after completion of treatment, assessed either after V1 at 14 days or after a second treatment at a total of 28 days."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
218
Recruitment Window Months
54
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from the study participant; the protocol states "written informed consent of the study participant or of all legal guardians and the study participant". Age range restricted to 18–85 years. Subject information and ICF documents are listed (L1_SIS-and-ICF_for-publication) but languages available are not specified in the provided data.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
218

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
10-06-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-01-2026
Processing Time Days
583
Number Of Sites
13
Number Of Participants
218

Sites

Site Name
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hautkrankheiten
Principal Investigator Name
Stine Lutze
Principal Investigator Email
stine-lutze@med.uni-greifswald.de
Contact Person Name
Stine Lutze
Site Name
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Department Name
Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie
Principal Investigator Name
Frederik Krefting
Principal Investigator Email
frederik.krefting@uk-essen.de
Contact Person Name
Frederik Krefting
Contact Person Email
frederik.krefting@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein gGmbH
Department Name
Hautklinik des Klinikums der Stadt Ludwigshafen gGmbH
Principal Investigator Name
Christoph Löser
Principal Investigator Email
loeserc@klilu.de
Contact Person Name
Christoph Löser
Contact Person Email
loeserc@klilu.de
Site Name
Universtitätsklinikum Halle (Saale) AöR
Department Name
Dermatologie und Venerologie
Principal Investigator Name
Johannes Wohlrab
Principal Investigator Email
johannes.wohlrab@medizin.uni-halle.de
Contact Person Name
Johannes Wohlrab
Site Name
Universitätsklinikum Augsburg
Department Name
Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie
Principal Investigator Name
Julia Welzel
Principal Investigator Email
julia.welzel@uk-augsburg.de
Contact Person Name
Julia Welzel
Contact Person Email
julia.welzel@uk-augsburg.de
Site Name
Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie
Principal Investigator Name
Laura Susok
Principal Investigator Email
Laura.susok@klinikumdo.de
Contact Person Name
Laura Susok
Contact Person Email
Laura.susok@klinikumdo.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR
Department Name
Hautklinik
Principal Investigator Name
Michael Sticherling
Principal Investigator Email
Michael.Sticherling@uk-erlangen.de
Contact Person Name
Michael Sticherling
Site Name
Helios Universitaetsklinikum Wuppertal
Department Name
Zentrum für Dermatologie, Allergologie und Dermatochirurgie
Principal Investigator Name
Galina Balakirski
Principal Investigator Email
Galina.Balakirski@helios-gesundheit.de
Contact Person Name
Galina Balakirski
Site Name
Rostock University Medical Center
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie
Principal Investigator Name
Rüdiger Panzer
Principal Investigator Email
Ruediger.panzer@med.uni-rostock.de
Contact Person Name
Rüdiger Panzer
Site Name
Thermalsole und Schwefelbad Bentheim GmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Dermatologie
Principal Investigator Name
Athanasios Tsianakas
Principal Investigator Email
a.tsianakas@fk-bentheim.de
Contact Person Name
Athanasios Tsianakas
Contact Person Email
a.tsianakas@fk-bentheim.de
Site Name
HELIOS Klinikum Duisburg GmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie
Principal Investigator Name
Iris Kamphausen
Principal Investigator Email
Iris.Kamphausen@helios-gesundheit.de
Contact Person Name
Iris Kamphausen
Site Name
Medical Center - University Of Freiburg
Department Name
Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie
Principal Investigator Name
Anna Caroline Pilz
Principal Investigator Email
Anna.caroline.pilz@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Contact Person Name
Anna Caroline Pilz
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie
Principal Investigator Name
Maria Isabel von Eichborn
Contact Person Name
Maria Isabel von Eichborn

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
INFECTOPHARM Arzneimittel und Consilium GmbH
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Permethrin
Active Substance
PERMETHRIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
CUTANEOUS USE
Route
Cutaneous
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 1
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 120 g
Investigational Product Name
InfectoScab® 5 % Crème
Active Substance
PERMETHRIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
CUTANEOUS USE
Route
Cutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised in DE (marketingAuthNumber: 51164.00.00; prodAuthStatus: 2)
Maximum Dose
maxTotalDoseAmount: 120 g

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