NCT01569906

Narrowband UVB for Children With Moderate to Severe Atopic Eczema

Narrowband Ultraviolet B Phototherapy in Children With Moderate to Severe Atopic Eczema- an Observational Prospective Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: Royal Victoria Infirmary · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To assess prospectively, the response of moderate to severe atopic eczema to a standard course of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy by using validated objective and subjective scoring systems.

Detailed description

Children with moderate to severe atopic eczema prescribed a course of narrowband UVB phototherapy were scored (using validated scoring systems) objectively and subjectively before, during and after the course of treatment, as well as 3 and 6 months post treatment (to determine length of remission). Their scores were compared to a control group. The control group comprised children with moderate to severe atopic eczema who were offered UVB but were unable to undertake the treatment.

Conditions

• Moderate to Severe Atopic Eczema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Narrowband Ultraviolet B phototherapy	Twice weekly exposures for a total of 24 exposures using a standard phototherapy protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-04-01
• Primary completion: 2010-08-01
• Completion: 2010-08-01
• First posted: 2012-04-03
• Last updated: 2012-04-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom