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Pimecrolimus Cream 1% in Patients (18 Years of Age and Over) With Mild to Moderate Chronic Hand Dermatitis

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Status and phase

Completed
Phase 3

Conditions

Chronic Hand Dermatitis

Treatments

Drug: Pimecrolimus Cream 1%

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00226707
CASM981M2301

Details and patient eligibility

About

Topical steroids are standard of care for Chronic Hand Dermatitis, but long-term use is associated with adverse effects. This study will assess the efficacy and safety of pimecrolimus cream 1% in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic hand dermatitis.

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

    • Patients who are outpatients at baseline (Day 1)
  • Patients must be 18 years of age or above
  • Patients must have chronic hand dermatitis based upon clinical diagnosis with mild to moderate dermatitis of the target hand at baseline, as defined by an Investigator's Global Assessment score of 2 (mild) or 3 (moderate).
  • Patients must have been informed of the study procedures and medication and have given their written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

    • Women who are pregnant or who are breast-feeding.
  • Patients who have received systemic corticosteroids (i.e., oral, intravenous, intra-articular, rectal, intramuscular) within one month prior to first application of study medication.
  • Patients who have received phototherapy (e.g., UVB, PUVA) or systemic therapy (e.g., immunosuppressants, cytostatics) known or suspected to have an effect on hand dermatitis within at least one month prior to first application of study medication.
  • Patients who have received pimecrolimus cream 1% or tacrolimus ointment 0.1% or 0.03% within 14 days prior to first application of study medication.
  • Patients who were treated with topical therapy (e.g., tar, topical corticosteroids, Burrows solution soaks) known or suspected to have an effect on hand dermatitis within 7 days prior to first application of trial medication.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

Trial contacts and locations

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