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Effects of pumpkin (moschata cucurbita )ointment on chronic hand eczema

Effect of topical pumpkin, traditional medicine products,on the chronic hand eczema

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014012916412N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2015-06-17
Start date
2014-09-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Chronic hand eczema. Other dermatitis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Betamethasone ointment twice a day One Month. Intervention 2: Almond ointment twice a day One Month. Intervention 3: Eucerin ointment twice a day One Month. Intervention 4: p
Treatment - Drugs
Betamethasone ointment twice a day One Month
Almond ointment twice a day One Month
Eucerin ointment twice a day One Month
pumpkin ointment twice a day for one Month

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Tehran university School of Traditional Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Interested in participating in the study; Age 18+; In patients with mild to moderate chronic hand eczema according to criteria HECSI. (Occupational dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis irritant); Non-use of oral corticosteroids during the last two months; Lack of local immunosupresor within four weeks prior to treatment; Lack of pregnancy and lactation; No history of contact dermatitis to prescription drugs; Lack of local infection; Having no obsessive and excessive washing with water and detergent; Absence of immunosuppressive disease exclusion criteria: History of allergy to drugs; Use of oral or topical corticosteroids during the 4 weeks before the study; Local infection at the site of the lesion eczema; Women during pregnancy or lactation; Patients with severe obsessive washing; Having a physical or mental disorders that interfere with participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dermatology Life Quality Index. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 14 and 28. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Hand Eczema Severity Index. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 14 and 28. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Recovery rates. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the day Fourteenth and twenty-eighth. Method of measurement: Picture.;Skin reactions. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the day Fourteenth and twenty-eighth. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlemeh khademi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

alemehkhademi@gmail.com; khademi_aa@yahoo.com00

Outcome results

None listed

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