NCT01976286

A Pilot Study Testing Salicylic Acid Peels Versus Glycolic Acid Peels for the Treatment of Melasma

A Pilot Study Comparing the Efficacy of Glycolic Acid Peels vs. Salicylic Acid Peels for the Treatment of Melasma: A Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out the safety and effectiveness of Glycolic Acid Chemical Peels compared to Salicylic Acid Chemical Peels for the treatment of melasma.

Detailed description

Participants in this study will be patients who are clinically diagnosed with at least a 2 x 2 cm patch of melasma on each side of their face (forehead or cheek). One half of the subject's face will be randomly selected to receive 4 treatments of 30% glycolic acid peels and the other half of the face will receive 4 treatments of 30% salicylic acid peels/ weeks 0, 4, 8, and 12. Follow up visit will be at week 16. This study is a pilot study designed to determine feasibility of these procedures.

Conditions

• Melanosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Salicylic Acid Peels
OTHER	Glycolic Acid Peels

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2013-11-05
• Last updated: 2025-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States