Phototherapy Combination With Topicals in Vitiligo

Summary

Patients will be included in a randomized controlled clinical trial, will enroll only adult vitiligo patients with surface area of at least 10% who are being followed in the outpatient dermatology clinics of King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) and are planned to start on phototherapy Narrow Band Ultraviolet light B (NBUVB), regardless if they have previous treatment for their disease, one month wash off period will be given for patients who are already on phototherapy or other treatments for vitiligo.

Timeline

Start

2020-06-21

Primary completion

2023-07-30

Completion

2023-12-30

Publications

• Alshiyab D, Al-Qarqaz F, Ba-Shammakh S, Al-Fakih A, Altawalbeh A, Alsheyab S, Sarakbi D, Muhaidat J. Comparison of the efficacy of tacrolimus 0.1% ointment vs calcipotriol/betamethasone in combination with NBUVB in treatment of vitiligo. J Dermatolog Treat. 2023 Dec;34(1):2252119. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2023.2252119.

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