Topical Anti-Androgens in Pilonidal Sinus Disease

Summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test the topical drug clascoterone in patients with pilonidal disease, which is a common, benign skin condition of the gluteal cleft. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does clascoterone improve the severity of pilonidal disease as scored by a physician? * Does clascoterone improve patient symptoms due to pilonidal disease? * Does clascoterone improve the inflammation seen under the microscope in pilonidal disease removed at surgery Participants will apply clascoterone or a placebo cream to the diseased area for 3 months. They will be assessed every 4 weeks for disease severity assessed by a physician viewing patient photos and a symptom-based survey. Researchers will compare participants who received clascoterone treatment to those who received placebo.

Timeline

Start

2025-01-10

Primary completion

2028-01-01

Completion

2028-01-01

Publications

• Background Hebert A, Thiboutot D, Stein Gold L, Cartwright M, Gerloni M, Fragasso E, Mazzetti A. Efficacy and Safety of Topical Clascoterone Cream, 1%, for Treatment in Patients With Facial Acne: Two Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Jun 1;156(6):621-630. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.0465.
• Background Kalabalik-Hoganson J, Frey KM, Ozdener-Poyraz AE, Slugocki M. Clascoterone: A Novel Topical Androgen Receptor Inhibitor for the Treatment of Acne. Ann Pharmacother. 2021 Oct;55(10):1290-1296. doi: 10.1177/1060028021992053. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
• Background Hargis A, Yaghi M, Maskan Bermudez N, Lev-Tov H. Clascoterone in the treatment of mild hidradenitis suppurativa. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Jan;90(1):142-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.08.064. Epub 2023 Sep 2. No abstract available.

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