Effectiveness and Safety of Zingiber Officinale Transdermal Patch for Acne Vulgaris; Study of Interleukin 1 and Skin Microbiome

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectivity and safety of mild to moderate acne vulgaris therapy using Zingiber officinale 5 % transdermal patch. Researcher will compare both half faces (split face); one side as treatment side where patch is used, and another side as control. Patient will be asked to apply tretinoin 0,025% cream nightly. After applying tretinoin 0,025% on whole face, patient will be asked to apply patch on a pustule on one half face, and no patch will be used on another half face. Total lesion count will be assessed before treatment and 21 days after treatment. Specimen for skin microbiome and interleukin examination will be collected before and 21 days after treatment.

Timeline

Start

2024-11-03

Primary completion

2025-08-25

Completion

2025-10-31

Publications

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• Background Wang X, Howe S, Deng F, Zhao J. Current Applications of Absolute Bacterial Quantification in Microbiome Studies and Decision-Making Regarding Different Biological Questions. Microorganisms. 2021 Aug 24;9(9):1797. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9091797.
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• Background Aji, N., Kumala, S., Mumpuni, E., & Rahmat, D. (2022). Antibacterial Activity and Active Fraction of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig) Link ex A., and Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. Against Propionibacterium acnes. Pharmacognosy Journal, 14(1), 103-111
• Background Kondapalli NB, Hemalatha R, Uppala S, Yathapu SR, Mohammed S, Venkata Surekha M, Rajendran A, Bharadwaj DK. Ocimum sanctum, Zingiber officinale, and Piper nigrum extracts and their effects on gut microbiota modulations (prebiotic potential), basal inflammatory markers and lipid levels: oral supplementation study in healthy rats. Pharm Biol. 2022 Dec;60(1):437-450. doi: 10.1080/13880209.2022.2033797.
• Background Jaturapisanukul K, Udompataikul M, Kanokrungsee S, Rojhirunsakool S, Kamanamool N, Rachpirom M, Puttarak P. Efficacy and safety of a novel water-soluble herbal patch for acne vulgaris treatment: A randomized, assessor-blinds controlled, intra-individual split-face comparative study. Dermatol Ther. 2021 May;34(3):e14925. doi: 10.1111/dth.14925. Epub 2021 Mar 14.
• Background Franco P, De Marco I. The Use of Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) in the Delivery of Drugs: A Review. Polymers (Basel). 2020 May 13;12(5):1114. doi: 10.3390/polym12051114.
• Background Elias AE, McBain AJ, O'Neill CA. The role of the skin microbiota in the modulation of cutaneous inflammation-Lessons from the gut. Exp Dermatol. 2021 Oct;30(10):1509-1516. doi: 10.1111/exd.14420. Epub 2021 Jul 11.

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