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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/10/075553 [Registered on: 21/10/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 14/10/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Comparison between topical and oral minocycline in acne vulgaris 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative efficacy and safety of topical and oral minocycline in acne vulgaris 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Monika Chander 
Designation  Post graduate junior resident  
Affiliation  Govt Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh 
Address  Dermatology department D block fifth floor Government Medical College and Hospital 32 sector Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160047
India 
Phone  9530894510  
Fax    
Email  monikachander5@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Jasleen Kaur 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Govt Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh 
Address  Dermatology department D block fifth floor Government Medical College and Hospital sector 32 Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160047
India 
Phone  8360788396  
Fax    
Email  jasleenksandhu21@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Jasleen Kaur 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Govt Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh 
Address  Dermatology department fifth Floor Block D Government Medical College and Hospital Sector 32 Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160047
India 
Phone  8360788396  
Fax    
Email  jasleenksandhu21@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dermatology department fifth floor D block Government Medical College and Hospital sector 32 Chandigarh pincode 160047 India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Nil 
Address  Nil 
Type of Sponsor  Other [] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Monika Chander  Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh   Dermatology department fifth floor D block Government Medical College and Hospital sector 32 chandigarh
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9530894510

monikachander5@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethic Committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L700||Acne vulgaris,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Oral Minocycline extended release tablets  In group B Thirty one patients shall receive oral minocycline extended release tablets 45 mg will be given for those weighing less than 50 kg and 65 mg will be given to those weighing more than 50kg.Those with weight more than 85kg will be given minocycline 100 mg extended release tablet for total duration of six weeks 
Intervention  Topical Minocycline Gel 4%  In Group A Thirty one patients shall receive the topical minocycline gel 4% once daily at bed time for total duration of six weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. All consecutive patients of acne vulgaris GRADE I AND GRADE II with inflammatory lesions with
four weeks of non- treatment.

2. Patients between 18 to 50 years. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Pregnant females
breastfeeding females
females who are planning to get pregnant.
2. Known hypersensitivity to minocycline.
3. Any severe systemic illness.
4. Patient already on treatment from last four weeks
5. Grade III acne vulgaris 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Reduction in the numbers of inflammatory lesions total number of inflammatory lesions
will be counted at baseline and at each visit and reduction in these will be calculated by the
formula number of baseline new inflammatory lesions present number of baseline
inflammatory lesions
2.Adverse events patients will be administered adverse effects check list to assess for safety.
 
Total duration of treatment 6 weeks follow up will be done every 2 weeks
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Reduction in non-inflammatory lesions
2. Patient self-assessment patients will assess the improvement in acne on a scale of 0 4
 
Total duration of treatment 6 weeks follow up will be done every 2 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="62"
Sample Size from India="62" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/10/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

It is an open label randomized clinical study in which efficacy and safety of topical minocycline gel 4% will be compared with oral minocycline extended release tablets over a period of six weeks with follow up at every two weeks.

 
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