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NCT Number: NCT02965781

Double-blind, Vehicle-controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of SADBE in Subjects With Recurrent Herpes Labialis

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of SADBE in the prevention of recurrent herpes labialis in adults. Two-thirds of the participants will receive a SADBE solution, while the other third will receive only the vehicle as a placebo control. The solutions will be administered topically to the patient's arms. The study will compare a single-arm application versus a two-arm application versus two placebo doses on the arm.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, Redwood City, California, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥18
  • Clinical diagnosis of herpes labialis, which may be made at the screening visit based on the patient's self-reported history of symptoms. An active herpes labialis outbreak at the time of entry into the clinical trial will neither be required nor will be an exclusion criteria.
  • Self report having four or more episodes of herpes labialis in the past 12 months

Exclusion criteria

  • People that have had treatment with anti viral therapy within 2 weeks before sensitization dose.
  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • Current or recurrent non-herpetic infection or any underlying condition that may predispose to infection or anyone who has been admitted to the hospital due to bacteremia, pneumonia or any other serious infection.
  • Therapy with glucocorticoid or immunosuppressants at time of recruitment or within past 4 weeks, except for inhaled corticosteroids for asthma or topical steroids in sites other than face.
  • History of malignancy (except patients with surgically cured basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers)
  • History of organ transplantation
  • HIV-positive status determined by history at screening or known history of any other immunosuppressive disease.
  • Severe co-morbidities (diabetes mellitus requiring insulin, CHF (EF<50% at baseline will be exclusionary) MI, CVA or TIA within 3 months of screening visit, unstable angina pectoris, oxygen-dependent severe pulmonary disease
  • History of exposure to squaric acid or squaric acid dibutyl ester.
  • Known hypersensitivity to DMSO
  • Any condition judged by the investigator to cause this clinical trial to be detrimental to the patient.
  • Subject is currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug trial(s), or subject has received other investigational agent(s) within 28 days of baseline visit.
  • Previous or current participation in a clinical trial of SADBE to treat herpes labialis.

Treatment and study plan

SADBE

Drug

Topical solution

Other names: Squaric acid dibutyl ester

Placebo

Other

Topical solution

Other names: Vehicle-DMSO

Primary outcomes

  1. Days to Next Herpes Labialis (Cold Sore) Episode From 43 Days After the First Dose up to 121 Days After the First Dose

    Time frame: 43 - 121 days after the first dose

    The number of days until a patient reports his or her first new herpes labialis episode from 43 - 121 days following the first dose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Outbreaks Beginning 43 Days After the First Dose up to 12 Months

    Time frame: From day 43 after the first dose up to 12 months

    The number of new herpes labialis episodes per subject during the 12-month follow up period following the first drug dose, beginning day 43 after the first dose

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Squarex, LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2, Multi-site, Randomized, Double-blind, Vehicle-controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Squaric Acid Dibutyl Ester (SADBE) in Subjects With Recurrent Herpes Labialis - Single Versus Two-dose Arm Application

Acronym: P2a

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 17, 2016
Registry last updated
Nov 2, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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