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Tetracycline Antibiotic

2% Doxycycline Cream in Generic Aquaphor for Hives

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Rauno O Joks, MD
Research Sponsored by State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
* Adult (ages 18-75) outpatients with diagnosis of allergic rhino-conjunctivitis and/or asthma who have previously undergone epicutaneous skin prick testing with detection of at least one allergen positive, and who may or may not have had a serum IgE level done as part of their routine evaluation.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 60 minutes
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 60 Other Conditions

Summary

Investigators will study the effects of topical doxycycline on cutaneous allergic early and late phase responses by determining allergen skin responses in each subject after a single application to allergen induced allergic swelling of 2% doxycycline in emollient.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hives

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~60 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 60 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in Mean Allergen Induced Wheal Diameter

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 60 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 60 other conditions.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: 2% Doxycycline Cream in Generic AquaphorActive Control1 Intervention
2% Doxycycline Cream in Generic Aquaphor will be applied topically twice during the study visit: first for 30 minutes, then for 6 hours duration. Will perform concurrent to Placebo Comparator
Group II: Generic AquaphorPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Generic Aquaphor will be applied topically twice during the study visit: first for 30 minutes, then for 6 hours duration. Will perform concurrent to Active Comparator.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

State University of New York - Downstate Medical CenterLead Sponsor
66 Previous Clinical Trials
12,132 Total Patients Enrolled
Rauno O Joks, MDPrincipal InvestigatorState University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
~4 spots leftby Nov 2025