Melasma Efficacy of acupuncture for melasma Adverse events from acupuncture treatment Acupuncture Melasma Therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncturists give acupuncture treatment to participants with the same method and acupoints every time. The participants would be asked to come twice a week. The participants who complete 5 sessions
at the 5th session of acupuncture and 1 week after the last treatment.,Acupuncturists give acupuncture treatment to participants with the same method and acupoints every time. The participants would b
at the 5th and 10th session of acupuncture and 1 week after the last treatment.
Treatment,Treatment
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Melasma patients who come to acupuncture clinic for treatment and sign inform consent willing to participate in this observational study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Presentation of severe underlying disease 3. Bleeding tendency 4. Skin infection in the acupoints area 5. Psychosis i.e. schizophrenia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Melanin index (MI) Baseline and 1 week after the last treatment Measured by Mexameter MX 18 Instrument on the face with melasma areas. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Melanin index (MI) Baseline, every 5 sessions of acupuncture and 1 week after the last treatment Measured by Mexameter MX 18 Instrument on the face with melasma areas,MASI (Melasma Area and Severity Index) Score Baseline, every 5 sessions of acupuncture and 1 week after the last treatment MASI score calculated from severity and area of melasma on the face,Satisfactory Score Baseline, every 5 sessions of acupuncture and 1 week after the last treatment 6-point Likert Scale, from -1 to +4,Related Adverse Events from acupuncture Baseline, every 5 sessions of acupuncture and 1 week after the last treatment Details of adverse events from interviewing and physical examination | — |
Contacts
Public ContactThanan Supasiri
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed