NCT01559584View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Phototoxic Doses of Ultraviolet A for Treatment of Alopecia Areata

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

40

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2014

Conditions
Alopecia Areata
Interventions
RADIATION

ultraviolet A (UVA)

"0.5% solution of 8-methoxypsoralen (MOP) will be applied 20 minutes before UVA exposure (315-400nm).~UVA sessions will be carried out twice weekly aiming to achieve a phototoxic reaction, in the form of erythema and vesiculation. Once a phototoxic reaction will be achieved, the patient will be asked to rest until the reaction subsides and then resume the phototherapy sessions."

DRUG

Triamcinolone Acetonide

One monthly injections of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Dermatology department - faculty of medicine- Cairo University, Cairo

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Cairo University

OTHER

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