Comparison of the two most commonly used treatments for pyoderma gangrenosum:Results of the STOP GAP randomised controlled trial

Ormerod, Anthony D, Thomas, Kim S, Craig, Fiona E, Mitchell, Eleanor, Greenlaw, Nicola, Norrie, John, Mason, James M, Walton, Shernaz, Johnston, Graham A and Williams, Hywel C and UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network’s STOP GAP Team (2015) Comparison of the two most commonly used treatments for pyoderma gangrenosum:Results of the STOP GAP randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 350. ISSN 0959-535X

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether ciclosporin is superior to prednisolone for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum, a painful, ulcerating skin disease with a poor evidence base for management. DESIGN: Multicentre, parallel group, observer blind, randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 39 UK hospitals, recruiting from June 2009 to November 2012. PARTICIPANTS: 121 patients (73 women, mean age 54 years) with clinician diagnosed pyoderma gangrenosum. Clinical diagnosis was revised in nine participants after randomisation, leaving 112 participants in the analysis set (59 ciclosporin; 53 prednisolone). INTERVENTION: Oral prednisolone 0.75 mg/kg/day compared with ciclosporin 4 mg/kg/day, to a maximum dose of 75 and 400 mg/day, respectively. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was speed of healing over six weeks, captured using digital images and assessed by blinded investigators. Secondary outcomes were time to healing, global treatment response, resolution of inflammation, self reported pain, quality of life, number of treatment failures, adverse reactions, and time to recurrence. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and six weeks and when the ulcer had healed (to a maximum of six months). RESULTS: Of the 112 participants, 108 had complete primary outcome data at baseline and six weeks (57 ciclosporin; 51 prednisolone). Groups were balanced at baseline. The mean (SD) speed of healing at six weeks was -0.21 (1.00) cm(2)/day in the ciclosporin group compared with -0.14 (0.42) cm(2)/day in the prednisolone group. The adjusted mean difference showed no between group difference (0.003 cm(2)/day, 95% confidence interval -0.20 to 0.21; P=0.97). By six months, ulcers had healed in 28/59 (47%) participants in the ciclosporin group compared with 25/53 (47%) in the prednisolone group. In those with healed ulcers, eight (30%) receiving ciclosporin and seven (28%) receiving prednisolone had a recurrence. Adverse reactions were similar for the two groups (68% ciclosporin and 66% prednisolone), but serious adverse reactions, especially infections, were more common in the prednisolone group. CONCLUSION: Prednisolone and ciclosporin did not differ across a range of objective and patient reported outcomes. Treatment decisions for individual patients may be guided by the different side effect profiles of the two drugs and patient preference. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN35898459.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© Ormerod et al 2015.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cyclosporine,dermatologic agents,female,humans,male,middle aged,patient selection,prednisolone,pyoderma gangrenosum,quality of life,recurrence,time factors,treatment outcome,united kingdom,varicose ulcer,wound healing,comparative study,multicenter study
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2017 02:17
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2022 15:42
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62437
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.h2958

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