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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/07/055355 [Registered on: 19/07/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/07/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   TO COMPARE 15% TRICHLOROACETIC ACID PEEL WITH TOPICAL 0.05% TRETINOIN CREAM IN THE TREATMENT OF ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS  
Scientific Title of Study   TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF 15% TRICHLOROACETIC ACID PEEL WITH TOPICAL 0.05% TRETINOIN CREAM IN THE TREATMENT OF ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr. V .SIVASUBRAMANIAN 
Designation  PROFESSOR AND HOD 
Affiliation  VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE,KARAIKAL 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY,VENEROLOGY AND LEPROSY VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE KARAIKAL

Karaikal
PONDICHERRY
609609
India 
Phone  9884835199  
Fax    
Email  hoddvdvmmckkl@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. V .SIVASUBRAMANIAN 
Designation  PROFESSOR AND HOD 
Affiliation  VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE,KARAIKAL 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY,VENEROLOGY AND LEPROSY VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE KARAIKAL

Karaikal
PONDICHERRY
609609
India 
Phone  9884835199  
Fax    
Email  hoddvdvmmckkl@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  NITHU SEBY 
Designation  POST GRADUATE 
Affiliation  VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE,KARAIKAL 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY,VENEROLOGY AND LEPROSY VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE KARAIKAL

Karaikal
PONDICHERRY
609609
India 
Phone  9562749898  
Fax    
Email  nithuseby96@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY ,VENEROLOGY AND LEPROSY VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE KARAIKAL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY,VENEROLOGY AND LEPROSY VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE KARAIKAL  
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
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 
NITHU SEBY  VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE  DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY ,VENEROLOGY AND LEPROSY DEPARTMENT VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE
Karaikal
PONDICHERRY 
9562749898

nithuseby96@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHIC COMMITEE,VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE KARAIKAL  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L83||Acanthosis nigricans,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  15% TRICHLOROACETIC ACID   Patients with acanthosis nigricans treated with 15% TCA every fort night for 2 months 
Comparator Agent  Topical 0.05% Tretinoin cream  Patients with acanthosis nigricans treated with 0.05% tretinoin cream every night for 2 months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients with acanthosis nigricans
willing to participate in study 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients below 18 years and more than 60 years
Pregnant and lactating mothers
Patients not willing for the study
Patients allergic to TCA and Tretinoin
Patients planning for pregnancy.

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Stratified randomization 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The degree of improvement will be assessed using grading system i.e., 0-25% - minimal improvement, 26-50% - moderate improvement, 51-75% - good improvement, 75% - excellent improvement.  monthly for 1 year 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
side effects  monthly for 1 year 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
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   Post Marketing Surveillance 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   28/07/2023 
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="0"
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  

Every consecutive patients with acanthosis nigricans will be assigned to Group A for topical 0.05% tretinoin therapy and group B for 15% TCA peel

The patients in group A were advised to apply topical 0.05 % tretinoin every night as thin film to lesions of acanthosis nigricans in the neck for 2 months

In Group B 15% TCA peel will be done every fortnight for 2 months after skin sensitivity test (over the post auricular area) few minutes before procedure

Regular sunscreen advised to both groups in the daytime

Patients will be assessed every month for the improvement and side effects using serial photographs


 
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