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New drug offers hope for rosacea sufferers with burning pain
NCT ID NCT07606820
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether Cligabalin (HSK16149) can help people with a type of rosacea that causes severe burning and tingling on the face. It includes 60 adults whose redness and discomfort did not improve with standard treatments. The main goal is to see if the drug reduces facial redness and eases those painful sensations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of rosacea according to the criteria established by the ROSacea COnsensus (ROSCO) 2019 guidelines. * Presence of obvious facial erythema accompanied by significant burning and tingling sensations, with subjective symptoms (e.g., burning and tingling) being more severe than the observable clinical signs. * Refractory facial erythema despite conventional treatment, including antibiotics (metronidazole, doxycycline, and minocycline), oral isotretinoin, and oral beta-blockers. Exclusion Criteria: * Facial inflammatory dermatoses such as acne, contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, or other facial skin diseases. * Pregnancy or lactation. * Hepatic or renal insufficiency. * Ongoing treatment with long-term topical glucocorticoids or retinoids.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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