Tests topical antibiotics’ anti-inflammatory effect in acne
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This trial studies whether putting antibiotic creams on mild-to-moderate facial acne reduces inflammation. It may help answer whether topical erythromycin or clindamycin can improve acne-related redness and swelling.
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Who can take part
- You’re age 18 to 45 and generally healthy with no serious uncontrolled ongoing diseases.
- You have mild-to-moderate inflammatory acne on your face for at least 6 months, with at least 5 inflammatory spots.
- You have no more than 5 nodules (deeper acne bumps) at the start of the study.
- You can’t use acne treatments on your skin right before enrollment: no topical anti-acne products in the last 2 weeks.
- No oral acne medicines that act on the whole body: no oral/systemic acne treatment or antibiotics in the last 4 weeks; no isotretinoin in the last 6 months.
- You must not be pregnant or breastfeeding, and you must be willing to avoid sun tanning/booths for 3 weeks and consent to small skin punch biopsies.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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