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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/12/016605 [Registered on: 11/12/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 29/07/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel, 0.3%/2.5% Gel in patients with Acne Vulgaris. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Three arm, Active and Placebo Controlled, Parallel Study to Evaluate the Bioequivalence (with clinical endpoint) of Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel, 0.3%/2.5% (Cadila Healthcare Ltd, India) to EPIDUO® FORTE (Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide) Gel, 0.3%/2.5% (Galderma Laboratories, L.P., USA) in Subjects with Acne Vulgaris. 
Trial Acronym  NA 
Secondary IDs if Any
Modification(s)  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Protocol No. CRL031816, Version 2.1 dated 22 Feb 19  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Dharmesh Domadia 
Designation  Associate Vice President - Global Clinical Operations 
Affiliation  Cliantha Research Limited 
Address  Cliantha Research Limited, Department Clinical Trials, Room no. 01, 2nd floor, 6, Arista@Eight Corporate House, Near Satyam House, Behind Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, Ahmadabad-380054, Gujarat, India

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  079-66219555  
Fax  079-66219549   
Email  ddomadia@cliantha.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Ankesh Barnwal 
Designation  Associate Director-I Medical Services 
Affiliation  Cliantha Research Limited 
Address  Cliantha Research Limited, Department Clinical Trials, 1st floor, 6, Arista@Eight Corporate House, Near Satyam House, Behind Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, Ahmadabad-380054, Gujarat, India

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  079-66219497  
Fax  079-66219549   
Email  abarnwal@cliantha.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Mr Hitesh Maheshwari 
Designation  Sr. Project Manager 
Affiliation  Cliantha Research Limited 
Address  Cliantha Research Limited, Department Clinical Trials, 3rd floor, 6, Arista@Eight Corporate House, Near Satyam House, Behind Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, Ahmadabad-380054, Gujarat, India

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  079-66219577  
Fax  079-66219549   
Email  hmaheshwari@cliantha.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Cadila Healthcare Limited, Zydus Tower, Satellite Cross Roads, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat, INDIA  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Cadila Healthcare Limited 
Address  Zydus Tower, Satellite Cross Roads,Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat, INDIA  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment
Modification(s)  
  India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 18  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Ipsa Pandya  Amena Khatun General Hospital   Sarkhej Road, Ahmedabad-380055, Gujarat, India.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9904704445

nipp257@yahoo.in 
Drkalpesh Shah  DHL Research centre, Thakershy Charitable Trust Hospital  1st floor,DHL research Centre Thakershy Charitable trust Hospital, Near Shivranjani Cross Road,Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015,Gujarat,India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9825322767

drkalpeshshahskin@gmail.com 
Dr Panna Shah  Dr. Jivraj Mehta Smarak Health Foundation  Basement Research Department , Dr. Jivraj Mehta Smarak Health Foundation , Bakeri Medical research Centre , Ratubhai Adani Arogyadham , Dr. Jivraj Mehta Marg, Paldi Ahmadabad, Gujarat, 380007, India.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9428608796

drshahpanna@gmail.com 
Dr Jayesh Mukhi  Government Medical College and Hospital  Dept. of Skin , VD and Leprology , 1st Floor Clinical research department, Government Medical College and Hospital, Medical Square Road,440003, Maharashtra
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9822467967

jayesh.mukhi@rediffmail.com 
Dr Nipul Vara  Government Medical College and SSG Hospital  Ground Floor, Department Of Dermatology, Government Medical College and SSG Hospital Jail Road ,Indira Avenue, Sayaji ganj , Vadodara-390001,Gujarat
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9426074084

nipulvara@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Kranti Chandan Jaykar  Indira Gandhi Institute Of Medical Sciences  2nd floor, OPD Building, Indira Gandhi Institute Of Medical Sciences , Sheikhpura , Patna , Bihar-800014, India
Patna
BIHAR 
896995314

drkcjaykar@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Tulika Rai  Institute Of medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University  2nd floor, Department of Dermatology & Venereology Institute Of medical Sciences , Banaras Hindu University, Vranasi ,Uttar Pradesh , India-221005
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9161023651

raitulika@gmail.com 
Dr Vaidya Pradyumna Prakash  Jehangir Clinical Development Centre Pvt. Ltd  Jehangir Hospital Premises, 32 Sassoon Road, Pune-411001, Maharashtra, India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9822400964

drpvaidya@gmail.com 
Dr Pramod Kumar   Kasturba Medical College Hospital  Attavar, Mangaluru-575001, Karnataka, India
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
08242445858

pkderm@hotmail.com 
Dr Adarsh Gowda  Kempegowda Institute Of Medical Sciences Hospital  Department of Dermatology, B–block, OPD Building, Room No-10,Ground Floor, Kempegowda Institute Of Medical Sciences Hospital K.R.Road ,V.V.Puram , Bangalore 560004
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9686100333

adarshgowda@hotmail.com 
Dr Gummadi Purnima  New Govt. General Hospital (Associate By Siddhartha Medical College)   Ring Road, Gunadala, Vijayawada-520008, Andhra Pradesh, India
Krishna
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9866163279
8662450391
gummadipurnima@gmail.com 
Dr Dipak Patel  Nirmal Hospital  5th Floor Cinical Research Room, Nirmal Hospital Pvt. Ltd .,Ring Road, Surat-395002,Gujarat
Surat
GUJARAT 
9374711540

dipakpatel@gamil.com 
Dr Manjunath Shenoy   Omega Hospital (P) LTD  Omega Hospital, Mahaveer circle,Kankandy, Mangalore-575002, Karnataka, India
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
0824-2430700
0824-2430700
omegalabqas@yahoo.in 
Dr Shyamal Balki  Shree Hospital & Critical Care Centre  799,Om Nagar, Opp. Tajshree Building, Sakkardara Sq., Nagpur-440009, Maharashtra
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9730310637

drshyamalb@gmail.com 
DrSAnandan  Sri Ramachandra Institute Of Higher Education and Research (DU)  Clinical research Division,Dental College Basement, No.1 Ramachandra Nagar, Porur,Chennai-600116, Tamil Nadu
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9444150373

anandansubbu@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Rashmi Singh  Sudbhawana Hospital  B31/80, 23 B-Bhogabir, Lanka Varanasi-221005 Uttar Pradesh, India
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
7706077060

Sweetrashmi4364@gmail.com 
Dr Suneel Vartak  Sujata Birla Hospital &Medical Research Center  3rd floor Clinical trial Department , Sujata Birla Hospital &Medical Research Center, Opposite to Bytco college, Nashik Pune Highway , Nashik Road ,Nashik ,Maharashtra-422101
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9373901829

suneel.vartak@gmail.com 
Dr Som Lakhani  Sumandeep Vidyapeeth and Dhiraj general hospital  Room No-5B, Ground floor Clinical trial Department, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth and Dhiraj general hospital , At & Po- Piparia , Waghodia , Dist- Vadodar a-391760,Gujarat
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9825350198

Somlakhani24@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 18  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Amena Khatun General Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Dr. Jivraj Mehta Smarak Health Foundation Bakeri Medical research Center Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Ethics Committee Jehangir Clinical Development Centre Pvt. Ltd  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Department of Pharmacology Government Medical College, Nagpur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee for Human Research  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Indira Gandhi Institute Of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee Institute of medical sciences  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee KIMS  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Siddhartha Medical Collegee & Government General Hospital   Approved 
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Ethics committee  Approved 
Nirmal Hospital Pvt. Ltd Ethics Committee  Approved 
Omega Ethical Committee  Approved 
Shree Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sudbhawana Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Thakershy charitable trust Ethics committee  Approved 
Yash Society’s Sujata Birla Hopsital Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L700||Acne vulgaris,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel, 0.3%/2.5%  Subject have to apply a thin film of gel over entire area of affected skin of face, using fingertips once daily in the evening for 84 consecutive days. 
Comparator Agent  EPIDUO® FORTE (Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide) Gel, 0.3%/2.5%  Subject have to apply a thin film of gel over entire area of affected skin of face, using fingertips once daily, in the evening for 84 consecutive days. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  12.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Healthy male or non-pregnant female aged ≥ 12 and ≤ 40 years with a clinical diagnosis of Acne vulgaris with facial involvement.
2. On the face, ≥ 25 non-inflammatory lesions (i.e., open and closed comedones) AND ≥ 20 inflammatory lesions (i.e., papules and pustules) AND ≤ 2 nodulocystic lesions (i.e., nodules and cysts).
3. Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) of acne severity grade 2, 3 OR 4 (refer the table below)

Score Description
0 Clear skin with no inflammatory or noninflammatory lesions
1 Almost clear; rare non-inflammatory lesions with no more than one small inflammatory lesion
2 Mild severity; greater than Grade 1;Some non-inflammatory lesions with no more than a few inflammatory lesions (papules/ pustules only, no nodular lesions)
3 Moderate Severity; greater than Grade 2; up to many noninflammatory lesions and may have some inflammatory lesions, but no more than one small nodular lesion
4 Severe; greater than Grade 3; up to many noninflammatory lesions and may have some inflammatory lesions, but no more than a few nodular lesions

4. Willing to refrain from use of all other topical acne medications or antibiotics during the 12 weeks treatment period.
5. Male subjects and female of childbearing potential, willing to use an acceptable form of birth control including abstinence, from study start to 7 days after the last application of study medication.
6. Have used the same brand of make-up for a minimum period of 2 weeks prior to randomization, for subjects who use make-up, and agree to not change make-up brands or types during the study.
7. Willing to provide written informed consent or assent (as applicable). 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Females who are breast feeding, pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
2. Presence of any skin condition that would interfere with the diagnosis or assessment of acne vulgaris (e.g., on the face: rosacea, dermatitis, psoriasis, squamous cell carcinoma, eczema, acneform eruptions caused by medications, steroid acne, steroid folliculitis, or bacterial folliculitis).
3. Subjects who have acne conglobata, acne fulminans and secondary acne (e.g.: chloracne and drug induced acne).
4. Excessive facial hair (e.g. beards, sideburns, moustaches, etc.), tattoos that would interfere with diagnosis or assessment of acne vulgaris. Well-trimmed moustaches are allowed. Subjects who have performed wax epilation of the face within 14 days prior to baseline.
5. History of hypersensitivity or allergy to adapalene, retinoids and/or any of the study medication ingredients.
6. Subjects who have a severe or intense irritation on the Face.
7. Use within 6 months prior to baseline (Randomization) or during the study of oral retinoids (e.g. Accutane®) or therapeutic vitamin A supplements of greater than 10,000 units/day (multivitamins are allowed).
8. Use for less than 3 months prior to baseline (Randomization) of estrogens or oral contraceptives; use of such therapy is allowed, if it will remain constant throughout the study.
9. Use on the face within 1 month prior to baseline (Randomization) or during the study of: 1) cryodestruction or chemodestruction, 2) dermabrasion, 3) photodynamic therapy, 4) acne surgery, 5) intralesional steroids, or 6) x-ray therapy or 7) chemical or laser peel.
10. Use within 1 month prior to baseline (Randomization) of: 1) androgen receptor blockers for acne (such as spironolactone or flutamide), 2) systemic steroids (including intranasal and inhaled corticosteroids), 3) systemic antibiotics, 4) systemic treatment for acne vulgaris (other than oral retinoids, which require a 6-month washout), or 5) systemic anti-inflammatory agents.
11. Use within 2 weeks prior to baseline or during the study of 1) topical steroids, 2) topical retinoids, 3) topical acne treatments including over-the-counter preparations, 4) topical anti-inflammatory agents, or 5) topical antibiotics.
12. Use of astringents and toners for less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the study.
13. Use of abradants, facials, peels containing glycolic or other acids, masks; washes or soaps containing benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, or sulfacetamide sodium; non-mild facial cleansers; moisturizers that contained retinol, salicylic acid or α- or β-hydroxy acids within the previous 2 weeks
14. Concomitant use/planned to use of mega-doses of certain vitamins (such as vitamin D [>2000 IU/day], vitamin B6 [> 2 mg/day] and vitamin B12 [> 1 mg/day]), haloperidol, halogens such as iodide and bromide, lithium, hydantoin and phenobarbital.
15. Anti-pruritic, including antihistamines, within 24 hours of baseline visits
16. Use of tanning booths or tanning lamps within 1 week prior to baseline and an unwillingness to refrain from use during the study.
17. A significant medical history of or are currently immunocompromised or receiving immunomodulators/biologics since last 3 months.
18. Have any systemic or dermatologic disease that may affect the evaluation of study results.
19. Subjects with clinically significant unstable medical disorders, life-threatening disease, or current malignancies.
20. Subjects who engage in activities that involve excessive or prolonged exposure to sunlight or weather extremes, such as wind or cold.
21. Subjects who are institutionalized.
22. Current drug abuse (including, but not limited to, cannabinoids and cocaine) or alcohol abuse (greater than two drinks per day).
23. Subjects with any local tolerability assessment score 3 (severe, marked/intense).
24. Lived in the same household as currently enrolled subjects.
25. Subjects who have been treated with an investigational drug or investigational device within a period of 30 days prior to study enrollment.
26. Subjects who have been previously enrolled in the study.
27. Clinically significant abnormal findings or condition (other than acne vulgaris), which might, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with study evaluations or pose a risk to subject safety during the study.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean percent change from baseline to week 12 (Day 84) in the inflammatory (papules and pustules) and non-inflammatory (open and closed comedones) lesion counts.   Week 12 (Day 84) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Proportion of subjects with a clinical response of “Success” at week 12.
Note: Success will be defined as an IGA score that is at least 2 grades less than the baseline assessment. Failure will be defined as an IGA score that is the same, higher or one grade lower than the baseline assessment.
 
Week 12 (Day 84) 
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="650"
Sample Size from India="650" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "650"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="650" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
08/07/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) 20/04/2020 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="4"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   None Yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  

This is a Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Three arm, Active and Placebo Controlled, Parallel Study in the ratio of 2:2:1 of Test product, Reference product and Placebo. Study objective is 1) To evaluate bioequivalence (with clinical endpoint) of Test formulation (Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel, 0.3%/2.5%) of Cadila Healthcare with Reference formulation (EPIDUO® FORTE Gel of Galderma Laboratories, L.P., USA). 2) To evaluate superiority of test and reference formulation to placebo. 3) To assess safety and tolerability of study treatments.

Patients of male and female patients between age of 12 to 40 (both inclusive) will be considered for the study. Patient to apply IP once daily over the face at night for 84 days.

 
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