NCT06976424

Comparison of a Face Cream Plus a Laser Procedure and Face Cream Alone in Treatment of Excessive Face Hairs in Female

Comparison of Eflornithine Cream Combined With Intense Pulsed Light Versus Intense Pulsed Light Alone for Hirsutism in Women

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 122 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Khyber Teaching Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study compares the effects of a cream alone and a combined effect of cream and laser for the treatment of excessive facial hairs in women .

Detailed description

Hirsuitism refers to excessive terminal hairs in females, following a distribution pattern typically associated with male. It is associated with either increase response of hair follicles to androgen or either increase level of circulating androgens.The treatment options available are topical creams like eflornithine and laser treatments for hair removal. This study aims to conduct the comparison of a eflornithine cream and intense pulsed light laser versus eflornithine cream alone for the treatment of excessive facial hairs.

Conditions

• Hirsuitism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Eflornithine Topical	Eflornithine cream will be applied to the face of group B female patients
RADIATION	Instense pulsed light	Intense pulse light will be applied to the face of patient of Group A on areas having increase hair. Patient will be called for a followup every month for next session.
DRUG	Eflornithine Topical	Eflornithine will be given to group A patient along with intense pulsed light and results will be compared to group B who recieved only Eflornithine cream

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-15
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2025-05-16
• Last updated: 2025-07-03

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Pakistan