Optimal Treatment Frequency of 308-Nm Excimer Laser for Vitiligo on the Face and Neck - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Fourth Military Medical University
Information provided by:	Fourth Military Medical University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00368407

Purpose

To determine the optimal treatment frequency of 308-nm excimer laser for vitiligo and identify the key clinical variable(s) associated with the treatment efficiency under the optimal treatment frequency.

Prospective, randomized, comparative study among groups of vitiligo patients treated with 308-nm excimer laser, with the limitation of no follow-up.

Condition	Intervention
Vitiligo	Device: 308-nm excimer laser

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Screening, Longitudinal, Random Sample, Prospective Study
Official Title:	Optimal Treatment Frequency of 308-Nm Excimer Laser for Vitiligo on the Face and Neck

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Vitiligo

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Fourth Military Medical University:

Study Start Date:	April 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2006

Detailed Description:

Vitiligo patients were treated with 308-nm excimer laser for 20 sessions at different frequencies (0.5×, 1.0×, 2.0× and 3.0× weekly). Treatment protocols adapted the dose to the lesions and not to the minimal erythemal dose.

Treatment efficacy was blindly evaluated by 2 independent physicians. Re-pigmentation rate was graded on a 6-point scale. The onset of re-pigmentation of vitiligo lesions was evaluated after 5 treatment sessions. The differences between Group 0.5×, 1.0×, 2.0× and 3.0× linking different clinical variables were assessed.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	2 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

older than 2 years, stable vitiliginous patches during the past 3 months with surfaces of at least 4cm2, and an understanding of all information given by signing a written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnant or breastfeeding women; personal history of a hypertrophic scar, skin cancer; taking immunosuppressive or photosensitizing drugs and undergoing phototherapy during the past 3 months.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00368407

Locations

China, SHANNXI
Department of dermatology, Xijing Hospital
XI'AN, SHANNXI, China, 710032

Sponsors and Collaborators

Fourth Military Medical University

Investigators

Study Director:

gao tianwen, MD,PHD

Ddepartment of Dermatology

More Information

Publications:

Hofer A, Hassan AS, Legat FJ, Kerl H, Wolf P. Optimal weekly frequency of 308-nm excimer laser treatment in vitiligo patients. Br J Dermatol. 2005 May;152(5):981-5.

Study ID Numbers:	fmmu200504
Study First Received:	August 23, 2006
Last Updated:	August 23, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00368407 History of Changes
Health Authority:	China: State Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Fourth Military Medical University:

308-nm excimer laser
vitiligo

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hypopigmentation
Skin Diseases
Facies

Pigmentation Disorders
Hypomelanotic Disorder
Vitiligo

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Hypopigmentation
Skin Diseases
Pigmentation Disorders
Vitiligo

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 12, 2009