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Gentian violet study for painful skin condition pulled before it began

NCT ID NCT04388163

Symptom relief Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled This study
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
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Expanded access (paused)
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study planned to test whether gentian violet, a common purple antiseptic, could reduce redness, drainage, and pain in people with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Participants would have applied the treatment once and returned a month later to report changes. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any volunteers, so no results are available.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
gentian violet (a topical antiseptic)
What this could lead to
If it had worked, this could have pointed toward a simple, low-cost topical option to ease symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa.
What could go wrong
The study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so we have no data on whether gentian violet helps. Even if tested, results might not apply to all patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Expected to start

Aug 2025

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 64 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have active HS, be willing to undergo one application of HS, and agree to follow-up in one month. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria include children, absent HS lesions at the time of clinic, and cognitive/physical impairments that would make them unable to assess quality of life factors of the survey.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hidradenitis suppurativa

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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