Effect of Needling with intralesional synacthen injection in treatment of vitiligo

Comparison between the efficacy of NBUVB phototherapy with or without needling and intralesional synacthen (tetracosactide) in the treatment of patients with refractory lesions of vitiligo

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190515043600N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-23

Start date

2018-03-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

vitiligo.

Interventions

Intervention group: NB-UVB Photo therapy and Needling with Intraesional Synacthen Injection.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with refractory vitiligo with less than 50% skin leison patches in the size of 1-8 cm in two-sided form Inactivity of disease during the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Segmental vitiligo Activity of vitiligo in the last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Grade of Repigmentation. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and three months later. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Vitiligo skin lesions. Timepoint: ?????? ?????? ? 3 ??? ???. Method of measurement: Percentage.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contact???? ??????

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

farmanihossein@yahoo.com+98 11 5222 0849

Outcome results

None listed

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