Can a nerve pain drug calm rosacea Flare-Ups?
NCT ID NCT06776445
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether gabapentin, a drug usually used for nerve pain, can reduce facial flushing and redness in people with rosacea. Fifty adults with rosacea took different doses of gabapentin or standard treatment for up to 12 weeks. Researchers measured changes in redness using a doctor-rated scale and tracked any side effects.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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12 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Initial treatment in our hospital; ② Diagnosed by two experienced dermatologists and in accordance with the updated diagnostic criteria of the National Rosacea Society (NRS) Expert Committee \[38\], unconscious disorder and no communication disorder; ③ did not receive any other form of treatment within 4 weeks; ④ Patients who were followed up for 8 weeks or more and had complete clinical data; ⑤ Informed consent was signed before treatment, and the clinical data were agreed to be used for scientific research Exclusion Criteria: ① received other treatment within 4 weeks of this treatment; ② facial flushing caused by other diseases and local irritation; ③ Patients with contraindication to minocycline, hydroxychloroquine, gabapentin and carvedilol; ④ Unable to complete follow-up and serum specimen collection; ○5 patients were intolerant to minocycline, hydroxychloroquine and carvedilol; ○6 Lactation, pregnancy, liver and kidney dysfunction, psychiatric diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus and other systemic diseases.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, 404100, China
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