Clinical efficacy and safety of an allopathic treatment and a unani regime in vitiligo
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- VITILIGO
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/03/006754
- Lead Sponsor
- Central Council of Research in Unani Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
1. Subjects of either sex, aged 18-65 yrs.
2. Vitiligo involving >2% body surface area.
3. Subject with <5 new lesions in last 1 months.
4. Subject with < 15 lesions in previous 3 months.
5. No systemic treatment in the previous 4 weeks.
6. No topical treatment in previous 2 weeks.
1. Age < 18 years or > 65 years.
2. Pregnant or lactating women.
3. Segmental vitiligo, lip-tip, or universal vitiligo.
4. Significant cardiac, pulmonary & hepato- renal dysfunction.
5. History of photosensitivity/ photo exaggerated dermatoses and connective tissue diseases.
6. Patients with immunocompromised states (including HIV/AIDS) or malignancies (cutaneous or internal).
7. Patient unsure about attending treatment schedule regularly.
8. Patients who do not have a suitable facility for sun exposure.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To compare relative efficacy of a combination of oral UNIM 004 and lotion UNIM-005 (Unani formulation) and oral PUVAsol and topical mometasone (standard allopathic therapy) in stable vitiligo. <br/ ><br>2.To evaluate the safety of combination of oral UNIM-004 and lotion UNIM-005 (Unani formulation) in treatment of vitiligo. <br/ ><br>3.To compare the improvement in quality of life in patients with vitiligo treated with the Unani combination vis-a vis the Allopathic combination. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at baseline, 4wk, 12wk, 20wk, 28wk, and 36wk <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To compare the rapidity of response in vitiligo using Unani treatment vs Allopathic treatment.Timepoint: at baseline, 4wk, 12wk, 20wk, 28wk, and 36wk <br/ ><br>