The Effect of Doxycycline 100mg and Doxycycline 20mg in Treatment of Mild and Moderate Acne

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of twice daily subantimicrobial dose doxycycline 20mg with daily doxycycline 100mg in treatment of mild and moderate Acne...

Date First Received: October 16, 2006

Last Updated: January 22, 2008

Verified by: Shaheed Beheshti Medical University, January 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3 | Start Date: October 2005

Overall Status: Recruiting

Estimated Enrollment: 100

Brief Summary

Official Title: “The Effect of Doxycycline 100mg and Doxycycline 20mg in Treatment of Mild and Moderate Acne”

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The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of twice daily subantimicrobial dose doxycycline 20mg with daily doxycycline 100mg in treatment of mild and moderate Acne.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose Comparison, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Doxycycline

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Acne

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 40 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Shaheed Beheshti Medical University

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Parviz Toossi, M.D. Principal Investigator Shaheed Beheshti Medical University  

Overall Contact: Parviz Toossi, M.D. 98-21-22744392 src@sbmu.ac.ir

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on September 05, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00388778

Study ID Number: src-pts-964

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00388778

Health Authority: Iran: Ethics Committee

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