Hirsuitism
Conditions
Keywords
Hirsuitism, IPL, Eflornithine
Brief summary
The study compares the effects of a cream alone and a combined effect of cream and laser for the treatment of excessive facial hairs in women .
Detailed description
Hirsuitism refers to excessive terminal hairs in females, following a distribution pattern typically associated with male. It is associated with either increase response of hair follicles to androgen or either increase level of circulating androgens.The treatment options available are topical creams like eflornithine and laser treatments for hair removal. This study aims to conduct the comparison of a eflornithine cream and intense pulsed light laser versus eflornithine cream alone for the treatment of excessive facial hairs.
Interventions
Eflornithine cream will be applied to the face of group B female patients
RADIATIONInstense pulsed light
Intense pulse light will be applied to the face of patient of Group A on areas having increase hair. Patient will be called for a followup every month for next session.
Sponsors
Khyber Teaching Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Gender (Female) Age between 18-45 Years Women with hirsutism as mentioned in the operational definition
Exclusion criteria
Pregnant women Women with severe acne Women with immunodeficiency
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Efficacy of treatment | 3 months | Efficacy of treatment is defined as complete clearance of excessive hairs assesed on the basis of 4- level scale ranging 0 to 3 after 3 months of administration of the treatment in both groups. Clear is grade 3 Marked improvement is grade2 Improved is grade1 No improvement is grade 0 |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Primary ContactUmaima Nazar, MBBS
Outcome results
None listed