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NCT02781818 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Intralesional Triamcinolone in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

A NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
32
Enrollment target

NCT02781818: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

NCT02781818 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The registered enrollment target is 32 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02781818, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
32 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of intralesional triamcinolone for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) Participants: Patients diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa that have active inflammatory HS lesions. Up to 60 lesions will be treated. Between 20 and 60 patients will be enrolled dependent on the number of lesions they have treated. (up to 3 per patient) Procedures (methods): Injection of triamcinolone or placebo into active lesions of hidradenitis suppurativa

Primary Outcome

Mean number of days that patient reports it takes for a lesion to resolve. This is defined as a return of the skin to baseline in the treated area and an absence of pain.

Interventions

  • DRUG Normal Saline
  • DRUG Triamcinolone Acetonide 40mg/mL
  • DRUG Triamcinolone Acetonide 10mg/mL

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 32 participants
Start Date 2016-06
Est. Completion 2017-07
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02781818 record still lists

NCT02781818 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 32 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Normal Saline is the first listed.

NCT02781818 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02781818 about?

NCT02781818 is a clinical study titled "A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Intralesional Triamcinolone in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.". Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of intralesional triamcinolone for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) Participants: Patients diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa that have active inflammatory HS lesions. Up to 60 lesions will be treated. Between 20 and 60 patients will be enro...

What is the current status of trial NCT02781818?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 32 participants. The study started on 2016-06. Estimated completion is 2017-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02781818?

The interventions under investigation include: Normal Saline (DRUG), Triamcinolone Acetonide 40mg/mL (DRUG), Triamcinolone Acetonide 10mg/mL (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02781818?

This trial is sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has 1,109 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02781818's enrollment target sits among peer trials

32 1578th of 2000 higher than 409 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02781818, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02781818 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.