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Efficacy and Safety of Pimecrolimus for the Treatment of Vitiligo Vulgaris

Efficacy and Safety of Pimecrolimus for the Treatment of Vitiligo Vulgaris

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00372307
Enrollment
26
Registered
2006-09-06
Start date
2004-05-31
Completion date
2004-11-30
Last updated
2007-12-28

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

Conditions

Vitiligo Vulgaris

Brief summary

Patients with vitiligo vulgaris are treated with Pimecrolimus twice a day during 6 months. After a baseline visit, patient returns for a control visit after 3 and 6 months of treatment. One reference lesion is clinically evaluated with pictures.

Interventions

DRUGApplication of pimecrolimus

Sponsors

Novartis
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University Hospital, Ghent
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Active or stable vitiligo vulgaris * lesions at head or neck + maximum 10% lesions at the rest of the body

Exclusion criteria

* Topica during last 2 weeks * Photo(chemo)therapy during last 4 weeks * Segmentary vitiligo

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Repigmentation percentage of the reference lesion after 6 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of patients with repigmentation after 3 and 6 months.
Repigmentation percentage of the reference lesion after 3 months.
Adverse events (month 3 and 6).

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026