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Clinical Research Project to Evaluate Effects and Fruitfulness of Unani Medicine in Treatment of Melasma (Hindi: Jhayeen)

Comparative Clinical Evaluation of the Efficacy of Topical Unani Formulations in the Management of Kalaf (Melasma)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/09/057430
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-09-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: L811- Chloasma

Interventions

Intervention1: Kalaf Cream: It is planned to develop a Cream Form of Tila-e-Kalaf by converting it into a semisolid cream with anticipation to improve its efficacy, safety, and better patients’ compli

Sponsors

Jamia Hamdard (Deemed to be university)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of all genders, belonging to 18 to 60 years of age and willing to participate in the trial voluntarily. Clinically diagnosed patients of epidermal melasma using Wood’s lamp (340-400 nm). Patients willing to sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant and lactating women. Female patient using oral contraceptives. Patients having field work jobs. Patients with drug or alcohol addiction. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, renal disorders, severe liver, and heart diseases. Patients have used bleaching creams or topical steroid creams such as Azeliac acid, tretinoin and hydroquinone in the past 4 weeks before entering in the study. Patients who have undergone any laser therapies and chemical peeling or consuming photosensitizing substances in past 4 weeks. Patients having thyroid disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in MASI Scale Reduction in Melasma QoL Index Reduction in PGATimepoint: 1st,14th,28th,42nd,56th

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Yasmeen Shamsi

Jamia Hamdard

yshamsi@jamiahamdard.ac.in8750040776

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026