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Filter by:The objective of this study is to determine and compare the safety and efficacy of topical 146-9251 cream and vehicle cream applied twice daily for 6 weeks in subjects with moderate to severe ichthyosis vulgaris (IV).
This is designated to validate patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures in itch-specific pediatric skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis, and examine the ability of a modified stigma instrument to assess the severity and type of stigma experienced in atopic dermatitis and other potentially stigmatizing conditions.
The ichthyoses are a group of lifelong genetic disorders which share characteristics of generalized skin thickening, scaling and underlying cutaneous inflammation. There are no therapies based on growing understanding of what causes the disease. However, there have been recent discoveries of marked elevations in expression of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and IL-17-related cytokines in the skin of individuals with ichthyosis, which may explain the inflammation. Investigators propose that IL-17-targeting therapeutics will safely suppress the inflammation and possibly the other features of ichthyosis, improving quality of life.
A randomized double blinded clinical trial will be conducted comparing the effect of two simple basic moisturizers only different in the concentration of carbamide (urea). The concentrations of carbamide will be tested are 0 and 7.5, respectively. The study will be conducted as a split-body-study and will contain two arms randomized to comparing 0 and 7.5 % carbamide, respectively. Approximately 20 patients with at least clinically verified Ichthyosis Vulgaris will be enrolled to each study arm. The effect of the moisturizers will be assessed by clinical examination (score), patients assesment of effect and measurement of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and other skin parameters.
Congenital ichthyosis (CI) is a large, heterogeneous family of inherited skin disorders of cornification resulting from an abnormality of skin keratinization, such as scaling and thickening of the skin. Treatment options include keratolytic agents, which can abruptly lead to extensive shedding or peeling of scales. PAT-001 primarily acts as a keratolytic agent; thus, making it a potential drug candidate for the treatment of skin disorders associated with hyperkeratinization, such as CI. The current study intends to evaluate the safety and tolerability of PAT-001 in patients with CI of either the Lamellar or X-Linked subtypes.
This project will follow babies with ichthyosis over time in order to better understand the natural course of ichthyosis in infants and children and to examine how specific genetic mutations affect clinical characteristics.
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, parallel-group study designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic (PK), and exploratory activity of topically-applied NS2 dermatologic cream administered once-daily (QD) to subjects with ichthyosis secondary to Sjögren- Larsson Syndrome (SLS). NS2 is expected to trap fatty aldehydes that are pathogenic in SLS patients, and thereby diminish the lipid-aldehyde adduct formation that likely results in ichthyosis associated with SLS, and potentially reduce the mild dermal inflammation characteristic of SLS.
Lamellar ichthyosis (IL) is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis with a defect of keratinization of the skin which results in a severe generalized cutaneous xerosis with dark brown big scales, an ectropion, an eclabion, an alopecia and a palmo-plantar keratodermia. They are due to mutations of the gene TGM1 coding for the transglutaminase keratinocyte 1 (TG1) in 1/3 of the cases. Other genes were recently identified, ABCA12 coding for the triphosphate-binding adenosine cassette A12 and FLJ39501 which codes for a protein of the cytochrome p450 ( CYP4F2). No etiological treatment is available. Symptomatic treatment consists on twice application of emollients and keratolytic ointments which decrease the dryness of the skin and reduce scales. Oral isotretinoin is usually partially effective but is only suspensive and has numerous side effects. Recent studies showed that the epigallocatechin-3-gallate (POLYPHENON E®), extracted from green tea increases the differentiation of the normal human keratinocytes, as showedb by the increase of the involucrine, TG1 and caspase-14 genes expression. The main objective of this pilot study is to estimate the action and the tolerance of a daily application of topical Polyphénon E 10% ® to improve the desquamation and the cutaneous roughness of patients with lamellar ichthyosis, after 4 weeks of treatment. The secondary objectives - To estimate the duration of remission obtained after the treatment - To estimate the action of cutaneous Veregen® to improve the palmar and plantar involvement. - To estimate the action of cutaneous Veregen on the pruritus - And to estimate the global level of acceptability by the patient of the Veregen 10 %
Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a rare skin condition that causes extreme sensitivity to the sun and an increased incidence of skin cancers. The purpose of this study is to find out more about XP patient experiences and their quality of life.
This is an open label-pilot study to assess the efficacy and safety of a novel cholesterol-lovastatin topical solution in children with rare syndromic ichthyoses. Often times, these children have difficulty in finding easily applied treatments to make their psoriasiform and ichthyotic plaques more manageable. We propose the use of a cholesterol-lovastatin topical solution as a treatment option with the hypothesis that it will lead to regression of involved areas and decreased erythema and warty-like appearance of the plaques. We plan to enroll children with syndromic ichthyoses over the age of 1 year for a 12 month study with a total of 5 visits and 5 phone calls.