The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of NPC-12G gel (topical formulation of sirolimus) versus placebo gel to facial angiofibroma and other skin lesions in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease that causes benign tumors on the almost whole body (including skin, brain, kidney, lung and heart), behavior disorder as autism, mental retardation and neurologic symptom as epilepsy. Angiofibroma is TSC-specific facial skin lesions, and hamartoma caused by increase of the component of skin connective tissues and blood vessels. Other skin lesions due to TSC are white macule(hypomelanotic macule), plaque, shagreen patch and ungual fibromas. Current therapeutic methods for angiofibroma are laser or surgical treatments, but there are problems as many relapses, deficiency of evidence, change of pigment, scar and risk of infection. This will be a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled parallel group trial. The trial has three phases; the screening phase, double-blinded treatment phase, and post-treatment phase. The screening phase comprises a screening visit where subject's initial eligibility will be evaluated. During double-blinded treatment phase, patients who meet all entry criteria for the trial will be randomized into two groups, and they will apply 0.2% NPC-12G gel or placebo gel topically twice a day for 12 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
62
NPC-12G gel is administered topically twice a day for 12 weeks
NPC-12G gel placebo is administered topically twice a day for 12 weeks
Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Suita, Osaka, Japan
Improvements in angiofibroma
Improvements comparing with baseline is assessed using photograph by the central photo-judgement committee
Time frame: 12 weeks
Improvements in angiofibroma
Improvements comparing with baseline is assessed using photograph by the central photo-judgement committee
Time frame: Week 4 and 8 and follow-up Week 16
Improvements in angiofibroma
Improvements comparing with baseline is assessed by the investigator
Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and follow-up Week 16
Improvements in redness of angiofibroma
Improvement comparing with baseline is assessed by the central photo-judgement committee and the investigator
Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and follow-up Week 16
Improvements in hypomelanotic macule and plaque of upper neck
Improvement comparing with baseline is assessed by the central photo-judgement committee and the investigator
Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and follow-up Week 16
The rate of patients who are evaluated as ''improvement'' or more (improvement rate) in primary outcome measure and in secondary outcome measures above outcome 1 to 5
Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and follow-up Week 16
Change in total score from baseline for DLQI and CDLQI
DLQI for subjects 16 years old and greater, or CDLQI for children of less than 16 years old is assessed by patients
Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12 and follow-up Week 16
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Adverse events
Adverse events during the study period
Time frame: 16 weeks
Serious adverse events
Serious adverse events during the study period
Time frame: 16 weeks
Laboratory findings
Laboratory findings during the study period
Time frame: 16 weeks
Vital sign
Vital sign during the study period
Time frame: 16 weeks
Sirolimus blood concentration
Blood concentration of Sirolimus is assessed by drug monitoring
Time frame: Baseline, Week 4 and Week 12