Targeted broadband UV-B phototherapy in pityriasis alba
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Children suffering from pityriasis alba
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/12/010882
- Lead Sponsor
- IADV
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Pityriasis alba clinically diagnosed by at least two dermatologists, lesions only over the face,duration of lesions less than 1 month, fungal scraping/ KOH smear negative
Exclusion Criteria
History of using topical steroids or calcineurin inhibitors on the lesions, any other significant skin or systemic illness which in the investigators opinion can affect the treatment plan and /or response to treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in scaling, hypopigmentation, and pruritus in a 4-point score at the end of 12 weeksTimepoint: Baseline and weeks 3,6,12
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Worsening of the clinical condition or any other complicationsTimepoint: anytime during the study