Health Condition 1: L80- Vitiligo
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: HANDHELD NB-UVB THERAPY: Duration of exposure at each site (seconds): Every time on switching the device and stop watch simultaneously then start exposing to the representative patches
Sponsors
AIIMS DELHI
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) Consecutive patients of localized vitiligo involving b) Patients >=18 years of age. c) Patients who have not taken any topical therapy in last 2 weeks or systemic therapy in last 4 weeks d) Patients giving consent for using hand held NB-UVB and whole body NB-UVB therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Patients with rapidly spreading vitiligo. b) Patients with recalcitrant forms of vitiligo i.e., lip-tip vitiligo, segmental vitiligo and with predominant leukotrichia on patches. c) Patients with concomitant photo-aggravated dermatoses. d) Patients who are unable to maintain the NB-UVB device.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of percentage of repigmentation of the representative vitiligo patch at the end of 4 months of treatment between the two study groups.Timepoint: over 4 months of treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of percentage repigmentation in vitiligo between the two groups based on global assessment using Lund and Browder score Assessment ofrepigmentation using photographic assessment investigator global assessment Comparison of patients perspective of repigmentation in vitiligo by Patient global assessment score using visual analogue scale from 0-10 Change in dermatology life quality index using Tjioe M et al questionnaire Qualities of life (QOL) score using VIS-22Timepoint: over 4 month of treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Suvesh singh
AIIMS NEW DELHI
Outcome results
None listed