42
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2003
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2009
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2010
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Group A will receive pulse treatment for 3 consecutive days once every 2 weeks for 24 weeks. The daily dose of each pulse treatment will consist of methylprednisolone sodium succinate 15mg/kg of ideal body weight, given orally in 200 ml of fresh orange juice.
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Group B will receive 2 consecutive daily pulses every 3 weeks for 24 weeks. The daily dose of each pulse treatment will consist of methylprednisolone sodium succinate 15mg/kg of ideal body weight, given orally in 200 ml of fresh orange juice.
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Group C will receive 3 consecutive daily pulses every 3 weeks for 24 weeks. The daily dose of each pulse treatment will consist of methylprednisolone sodium succinate 15mg/kg of ideal body weight, given orally in 200 ml of fresh orange juice.
King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh
Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic surgery
UNKNOWN
King Saud University
OTHER