Trial Outcomes & Findings for Safety and Efficacy Of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol vs Placebo in the Treatment of Truncal Acne (NCT NCT00722761)

NCT ID: NCT00722761

Last Updated: 2013-03-05

Results Overview

Acne lesion count (noninflammatory, inflammatory and total lesions) difference between week 0 (baseline) and week 24 is divided by the acne lesion count at week 0 and multiplied by 100. A positive change indicates a decrease in truncal acne lesions.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

0-24 weeks

Results posted on

2013-03-05

Participant Flow

Females, age 18 to 45 years, who achieved spontaneous menarche and had a diagnosis of truncal acne of 10 to 50 inflammatory lesions on the back and chest combined with not more than 5 nodules

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Drosperinone and Ethinyl Estradiol
Drospirenone (3mg) and Ethinyl estradiol (0.02mg) (YAZ)tablet once a day
Placebo Tablet
Placebo tablet once a day
Overall Study
STARTED
16
14
Overall Study
COMPLETED AT LEAST 1 FOLLOW-UP VISIT
15
10
Overall Study
COMPLETED
10
8
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
6
6

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Drosperinone and Ethinyl Estradiol
Drospirenone (3mg) and Ethinyl estradiol (0.02mg) (YAZ)tablet once a day
Placebo Tablet
Placebo tablet once a day
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
4
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
5
2

Baseline Characteristics

Safety and Efficacy Of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol vs Placebo in the Treatment of Truncal Acne

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Drosperinone and Ethinyl Estradiol
n=16 Participants
Drospirenone (3mg) and Ethinyl estradiol (0.02mg) (YAZ)tablet once a day
Placebo Tablet
n=14 Participants
Placebo tablet once a day
Total
n=30 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age Continuous
23 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.1 • n=99 Participants
24 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.7 • n=107 Participants
24 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.5 • n=206 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
16 participants
n=99 Participants
14 participants
n=107 Participants
30 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino
1 participants
n=99 Participants
0 participants
n=107 Participants
1 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
2 participants
n=99 Participants
2 participants
n=107 Participants
4 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
African American
2 participants
n=99 Participants
1 participants
n=107 Participants
3 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
11 participants
n=99 Participants
11 participants
n=107 Participants
22 participants
n=206 Participants
BMI
23.2 kg/m2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.2 • n=99 Participants
23.6 kg/m2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.6 • n=107 Participants
23.4 kg/m2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.9 • n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 0-24 weeks

Population: Intention to treat analysis. Only participants with at least one follow up were included in the analysis. Last observation carried forward was used to fill up missing data.

Acne lesion count (noninflammatory, inflammatory and total lesions) difference between week 0 (baseline) and week 24 is divided by the acne lesion count at week 0 and multiplied by 100. A positive change indicates a decrease in truncal acne lesions.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Drosperinone and Ethinyl Estradiol
n=15 Participants
Drospirenone (3mg) and Ethinyl estradiol (0.02mg) (YAZ)tablet once a day
Placebo Tablet
n=10 Participants
Placebo tablet once a day
Percent Change in Truncal Lesion Counts
Noninflammatory lesions
52.1 percentage change of lesions
Standard Deviation 43.3
-9.2 percentage change of lesions
Standard Deviation 77.6
Percent Change in Truncal Lesion Counts
Inflammatory lesions
53.2 percentage change of lesions
Standard Deviation 40.9
18.2 percentage change of lesions
Standard Deviation 40.1
Percent Change in Truncal Lesion Counts
Total acne lesions
51.8 percentage change of lesions
Standard Deviation 31.9
17 percentage change of lesions
Standard Deviation 47.1

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 weeks

Population: Intention to treat analysis. Participants with at least one follow up visit were included in the analysis. Last observation carried forward was used to fill up missing values/

Percentage of subjects rated Clear (score 0) or Almost Clear (score 1) on the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) of truncal acne at Week 24 as well as Subject's Assessment of Acne at Week 24/Early Termination were taken. It was computed by: number of successes (those scored 0 or 1)divided by the number of participants multiplied by 100.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Drosperinone and Ethinyl Estradiol
n=15 Participants
Drospirenone (3mg) and Ethinyl estradiol (0.02mg) (YAZ)tablet once a day
Placebo Tablet
n=10 Participants
Placebo tablet once a day
Percentage of Subjects Rated Clear or Almost Clear on the IGA and SGA at Week 24/ Early Termination
Investigator Global Assessment IGA
53.3 percentage of participants
20 percentage of participants
Percentage of Subjects Rated Clear or Almost Clear on the IGA and SGA at Week 24/ Early Termination
Subject Assessment SGA
60 percentage of participants
80 percentage of participants

Adverse Events

Drosperinone and Ethinyl Estradiol

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo Tablet

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Drosperinone and Ethinyl Estradiol
n=16 participants at risk
Drospirenone (3mg) and Ethinyl estradiol (0.02mg) (YAZ)tablet once a day
Placebo Tablet
n=14 participants at risk
Placebo tablet once a day
Nervous system disorders
Headache
12.5%
2/16 • Number of events 2
0.00%
0/14
Nervous system disorders
Loss of appetite
6.2%
1/16 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/14
Nervous system disorders
moodiness
6.2%
1/16 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/14
Reproductive system and breast disorders
break through bleeding
6.2%
1/16 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/14

Additional Information

Alexa B. Kimball

MGH Curtis

Phone: 617-726-5066

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place