Effect of Pumpkin Seeds in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Palmar Arsenical Keratosis

Phase 2 Unknown 23 enrolled Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

Arsenicosis is a major health problem in Bangladesh. Long term exposure of arsenic causes keratosis of palm which reduce working capacity of patient. It also causes massive skin lesions like Bowen's disease which has a risk to develop squamous cell carcinoma. Pumpkin seed is well known for its antioxidant and anticancer properties. So this study will be conducted to identify the compound from pumpkin seeds and to see its outcome on keratosis.

Timeline

Start: 2019-09-17
Primary completion: 2020-12-05
Completion: 2020-12-05

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Pumpkin seed extract	Unknown	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.