Can a cream beat rosacea redness? new study tests it against placebo
NCT ID NCT07521462
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether a special dermocosmetic cream can reduce facial redness and visible blood vessels in people with a common type of rosacea. Fifty adults will apply the cream to one side of their face and a placebo to the other, twice daily for two months, then continue while also receiving laser treatments. Researchers will compare the cream's effects alone and with laser to see if it helps calm redness better than placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dermocosmetic cream
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safe, non-prescription option to reduce redness and visible blood vessels from rosacea, possibly boosting laser treatment results.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no phase, so results may not be conclusive. The cream is cosmetic, not a drug, so any improvement is likely modest and temporary.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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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: * Gender: male or female * Age: \> 18 years -Patients with mild to severe erythro-couperotic rosacea (stage 2, 3, or 4 - TRoSA scale, section 2.2.3.1) * Patients wishing to undergo vascular laser treatments for their rosacea * Patients who have provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant patients or patients with a positive urine pregnancy test at the initial visit * Patients with another condition in the study area. * Patients who have received laser treatment for the same condition within the previous 12 months. * Patients with another form of rosacea (e.g., papules and pustules, ocular rosacea, etc.). * Patients using another anti-redness product on the face during the study. * Patients who have taken photosensitizing treatments during the month prior to study enrollment. * Patients taking or having taken oral isotretinoin within 6 months prior to study enrollment. * Patients enrolled in another study. * Adult patients under a legal guardianship arrangement (guardianship, conservatorship, judicial protection). * Patients not covered by social security.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Rouen
RECRUITINGRouen, France
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