A clinical trial to study the effects of two treatment modalities, steroid ointment versus combined phototherapy with steroid ointment for patients with chronic hand eczema
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: L259- Unspecified contact dermatitis, unspecified cause
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/01/022819
- Lead Sponsor
- JIPMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other (Terminated)
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 6
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with bilateral chronic hand eczema (duration > 6 months), either episodic or continuous
Moderate- severe nature on both hands, with HECSI score of atleast 17 in each hand
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with associated nail pits or distal onycholysis
2. Concurrent chronic erythematous plaques over bony points and scalp
3.Patients with pustules on the palms in the past/present
4.Potassium hydroxide mount positivity
5.Pregnant and lactating mothers
6.Patients with history of Cancer, radiotherapy
7. Patients on or taken systemic immunosuppressants or phototherapy within the previous 4 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in HECSI (Hand Eczema Severity Index) <br/ ><br>Change in VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) for pruritus <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at 6 weeks and at 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in PGA (Physician Global Assessment) <br/ ><br>Time to disease remission <br/ ><br>Time to disease relapse <br/ ><br>Side effects of therapy <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at 6 weeks and at 6 months