NCT03411733

Prevalence of H.Pylori in Patients With Acne Vulgaris Acne Vulgaris

Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori in Patients With Acne Vulgaris

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sohag University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of the study is to investigate prevalence of H.Pylori infection among acne vulgaris patients.

Detailed description

The study included patients with acne vulgaris and healthy control participants. The study recruited both sexes, all grades of acne, adolescents and young adults. All patients were subjected to complete history, general and skin examination Acne vlugaris Patients were classified into mild, moderate and severe according to the classification of American Academy of dermatology for acne vulgaris. Detection of H. pylori infection: Blood and stool samples were taken from each participant and was directly transferred to laboratory for detection of H. Pylori antigen and antibody. An enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) was used for quantitative assessment of IgG antibodies against H.Pylori in human serum. A monoclonal antibodies based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect H.Pylori specific antigen in stool samples.

Conditions

• Helicobacter Pylori Infection
• Acne Vulgaris

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Blood and stool samples collection	Collection of blood and stool samples from each participants for H.pylori antigen/ antibody detection

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-01
• Primary completion: 2018-02-01
• Completion: 2018-03-01
• First posted: 2018-01-26
• Last updated: 2018-05-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt