Cream may zap annoying face bumps in 8 weeks
NCT ID NCT06840470
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether a cream called imiquimod can shrink sebaceous hyperplasia, which are harmless but unwanted bumps on the face. About 40 adults with bumps on both sides of their face will use the cream for 8 weeks. Researchers will check if the bumps get smaller or go away by week 16.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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11 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patient has sebaceous hyperplasia lesions on both sides of the face. At least one sebaceous hyperplasia lesion on each side of the face is 1 mm or more in size. * If of child-bearing potential, subject agrees to the use of highly effective contraception during study participation. For women of childbearing potential, acceptable pregnancy prevention measures will include abstinence, barrier methods, chemical methods, or surgical. * Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Current use or prior use of a retinoid (e.g. tretinoin) within the last 4 weeks. * Prior use of imiquimod on the treated area. * Concurrent use of 5-fluorouracil, aminolevulinic acid (photodynamic therapy), or psoralen therapy, or use of any of these within the last 4 weeks. * Concurrent facial peels or cosmetic laser therapy on the treated areas. * Nursing, pregnant or planning to become pregnant. * Immunocompromised status (e.g. organ transplantation recipients or patients on cyclosporine). * Current participation in other investigational trials. * Known or suspected history of a clinically significant systemic disease (e.g., immunological deficiencies), unstable medical disorders (e.g., unstable diabetes), life-threatening disease or current malignancies. * Known hypersensitivity to any of the following (in any dosage form): imiquimod or any component of the study medications. * Received radiation therapy and/or anti-neoplastic agents within 3 months prior to study entry.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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