Effect of narrow band UVB with needling versus narrow band UVB alone on the treatment of vitiligo
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Vitiligo.Vitiligo
- Registration Number
- IRCT201402169014N24
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for Research the Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 29
Inclusion Criteria
(a) age of older than of years; (b) having bilateral symmetrical vitiligo lesions on upper or lower limbs, face, or trunk; (c) the vitiligo is either stable or progressive; (d) at least 10% of the body surface is affected by the disease.
Exclusion criteria: (a) being immunodeficient; (b) being spontaneous repigmentation; (c) having any contraindications for phototherapy.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Repigmentation of the lesion. Timepoint: in the sixth and twelfth weeks. Method of measurement: based on VASI criteria.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of probable superficial burn. Timepoint: weekly before phototherapy. Method of measurement: through clinical observation.