SAFA Acne Study

14/08/2023

More great coverage of the SAFA study, which showed that a cheap and readily available drug could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for women with persistent .

https://dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12400187/Blood-pressure-pill-costs-1p-low-risk-treatment-severe-acne-women.html

Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, University of Southampton, University of Southampton Medicine

Blood pressure medication spironolactone that costs less than a penny per pill could help banish severe acne in women. Kelly Cornick (pictured), 40, has been acne-free since starting three years ago.

25/07/2023

Great work Megan!! 👏👏

Were you at last week? Did you see our poster on the SAFA Acne Study presented by SCTU senior statistician Megan?

SAFA showed that spironolactone, a cheap and readily available alternative to antibiotics, is effective against .

Read more 👉 http://bit.ly/3Ih7OcG

27/06/2023

"Within 3 months everything was gone, all the spots had disappeared.”

Kelly Cornick took part in the SAFA trial which showed that a cheap and readily available drug, used to treat high blood pressure, could help the thousands of women who suffer from persistent acne.

The study results were published in the British Medical Journal BMJ last month.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3Ih7OcG

17/05/2023

📢📢The results of the SAFA trial are out!! 📢📢

Our paper has been published in the British Medical Journal BMJ
showing that spironolactone is an effective treatment for persistent, severe .

Watch our video 👇 and find out more https://bit.ly/3Ih7OcG



Southampton Clinical Trials Unit University of Southampton NIHR

15/11/2021

There's still time for you to tell us your experiences of taking part in the SAFA study.

These participant interviews will help us improve what we do in the future.

Find out more here https://southampton.ac.uk/safa/interviews.page or email SAFAinterview@soton.ac.uk.

08/11/2021

📢 Calling all SAFA study participants! 📢

We want to hear about your experiences of taking part in the study to help us improve what we do in the future.

Find out more here https://southampton.ac.uk/safa/interviews.page.

If you’re happy to be interviewed or have any questions, email SAFAinterview@soton.ac.uk.

Women taking part in the SAFA acne study can take part in option interviews to share their experiences on the SAFA acne study and taking the study medicine.

27/10/2021

Are you a participant in the SAFA study?

We’d love to hear about your experiences and how you found taking part in the trial. This will help us understand what worked well and any difficulties you encountered, so we can improve our processes in the future. All it involves is a short telephone or video interview with a member of the trial team!

Find out more here https://www.southampton.ac.uk/safa/interviews.page.

If you’re interested in being interviewed or have any questions, email SAFAinterview@soton.ac.uk.

05/10/2021

What's it like to be a researcher involved in the SAFA study?

The SAFA team at the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust have been speaking to the NIHR for the campaign, which aims to encourage health care professionals to take their first steps in research.

Your Path in Research: the SAFA Research team

14/09/2021

Great to see this article on the SAFA study in the
Daily Mail today.

You can read the online version here (2nd story down) https://bit.ly/3ll1NQ4

Thanks to Matt Watts Media for the coverage.

31/08/2021

🙌🙌 Great news! 🙌🙌

The SAFA protocol paper has been published in BMJ Open: "Spironolactone for adult female acne (SAFA): protocol for a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III randomised study of spironolactone as systemic therapy for acne in adult women."

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/8/e053876.full

Well done to the whole team! 👏🎉

19/08/2021

"It's a very exciting time!"

Our co-chief investigator Miriam Santer reflects on the 398th participant being randomised in to the SAFA study yesterday, meaning we've reached our recruitment target!

https://southampton.ac.uk/safa/index.page