New gel could treat painful skin vein bumps
NCT ID NCT06653842
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a gel containing sirolimus (PTX-022) on 15 people with visible venous malformations on the skin. The goal is to see if the gel is safe and can improve the appearance and symptoms of these abnormal veins. Participants apply the gel daily for 12 weeks, and doctors track changes and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sirolimus topical gel 3.9%
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive topical treatment option for visible venous malformations on the skin.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 15 participants and no control group, so results may not be conclusive. Side effects from sirolimus gel are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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6 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: The participant must have a clinically confirmed superficial/ cutaneous (visible on the skin) venous malformation (cVM), referred to as the treatment area. The treatment area may contain a minority (\<30%) lymphatic component (mixed venous / lymphatic malformation). \- Exclusion Criteria: * The participant's treatment area is mainly in any wet mucosa or within the orbital rim. For clarification, no part of the venous malformation should be evaluated or treated if it in mucosa. External genital presentation is permitted. * The participant has a known pervasive extension of the lesion into mucosa, bone or tissue (as determined by diagnostic or the investigator) that would impair the ability of the investigator to evaluate the cutaneous components of the lesion.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Orange County
Irvine, California, 92612, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Colorado Children's Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Minnesota Clinical Study Center
New Brighton, Minnesota, 55112, United States
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States
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University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
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University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States