Acne vulgaris. Acne vulgaris
Conditions
Interventions
A split face method for application of treatment will used in which each patient instructed to use a combined gel formula of tretinoin 0.025% and erythromycin 4% on the right side of the face and ada
Treatment - Drugs
Sponsors
Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: All patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris will enrolled in the study. All patients must without any systemic and / or topical treatment for at least 2 months before starting the study. Exclusion criteria: Patients excluded from the study were those with severe acne, nodulocystic acne, patients with systemic diseases, pregnant and lactating women.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in acne scoring.(mild,moderate,severe)Mild acne in which the count of pustules is less than 20 and the count of papules is less than 10. Timepoint: Each patient was instructed to use the same amount of both gels (finger tip method), ½ hour in the 1st night then wash and increase the time by ½ hour in the successive nights till reach 8 hours; thereafter to keep the applications till morning. The duration of therapy was 6 weeks and follow up for another 6weeks. Method of measurement: The clinical evaluation was done every 3 weeks by 2 dermatologists; the assessment was carried out by counting the inflammatory lesions (papules and pustules) and watching any local side effects. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The satisfaction of the patient with the treatment. Timepoint: The clinical evaluation was done every 3 weeks. Method of measurement: The satisfaction of the patients to the treatment is classified into:1- Full satisfaction.2- Partial satisfaction.3 - No satisfaction. | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactDr.Husam Ali Salman
Department of Dermatology-Baghdad medical college
Outcome results
None listed