NCT03384459

Maintenance Therapy of 308-nm Excimer Laser Therapy in Patients With Vitiligo

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Catholic University of Korea · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Although vitiligo is difficult to cure, recurrences are frequent after treatment, and many patients suffer from concerns about recurrence as well as disease. Psoriasis, another indication for ultraviolet radiation treatment, has been established that it can safely and effectively reduce the recurrence of psoriasis through monthly maintenance therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 308-nm excimer laser therapy for the prevention of relapse in vitiligo.

Detailed description

For a total period of 12 months, perform the 308-nm excimer laser treatment once a month. Check for signs of enlarged vitiligo lesions at 3-month intervals for a total period of 12 months. An independent evaluator will obtain the score of vitiligo area (Vitiligo Extent Score) from comparing clinical photographs of before registration and after the clinical trial, and judge whether vitiligo is recurred. This study is a randomized controlled trial, and the investigators plan to compare the recurrence rates of the experimental and control groups using the Chi-squared test.

Conditions

• Vitiligo
• Maintenance Therapy
• the 308-nm Excimer Laser
• Recurrence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	the 308-nm excimer laser	For a total period of 12 months, the 308-nm excimer laser therapy is performed once a month.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-18
• Primary completion: 2018-11-18
• Completion: 2019-05-18
• First posted: 2017-12-27
• Last updated: 2017-12-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea