Efficacy and Safety of Topical Cysteamine for Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation

Summary

Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is a common pigmentary skin disorder that is refractory to treatment. The treatment for postinflammatory hyperpigmentation is limited. Recent studies have shown that the topical skin care product cysteamine cream has a significant decrease in melanin index without obvious side effects in other dark spots such as melasma. The goal of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of topical cysteamine in the treatment of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.

Timeline

Start

2021-12-10

Primary completion

2022-06-10

Completion

2022-12-10

Publications

• Results Ahramiyanpour N, Saki N, Akbari Z, Shamsi-Meymandi S, Amiri R, Heiran A. Efficacy of topical cysteamine hydrochloride in treating melasma: a systematic review. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2021 Nov;20(11):3593-3602. doi: 10.1111/jocd.14494. Epub 2021 Sep 30.
• Results Nguyen J, Remyn L, Chung IY, Honigman A, Gourani-Tehrani S, Wutami I, Wong C, Paul E, Rodrigues M. Evaluation of the efficacy of cysteamine cream compared to hydroquinone in the treatment of melasma: A randomised, double-blinded trial. Australas J Dermatol. 2021 Feb;62(1):e41-e46. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13432. Epub 2020 Sep 27.
• Results Karrabi M, David J, Sahebkar M. Clinical evaluation of efficacy, safety and tolerability of cysteamine 5% cream in comparison with modified Kligman's formula in subjects with epidermal melasma: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial study. Skin Res Technol. 2021 Jan;27(1):24-31. doi: 10.1111/srt.12901. Epub 2020 Jun 25.
• Results Farshi S, Mansouri P, Kasraee B. Efficacy of cysteamine cream in the treatment of epidermal melasma, evaluating by Dermacatch as a new measurement method: a randomized double blind placebo controlled study. J Dermatolog Treat. 2018 Mar;29(2):182-189. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1351608. Epub 2017 Jul 26.
• Results Mansouri P, Farshi S, Hashemi Z, Kasraee B. Evaluation of the efficacy of cysteamine 5% cream in the treatment of epidermal melasma: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Br J Dermatol. 2015 Jul;173(1):209-17. doi: 10.1111/bjd.13424. Epub 2015 May 29.
• Results Karrabi M, Mansournia MA, Sharestanaki E, Abdollahnejad Y, Sahebkar M. Clinical evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of cysteamine 5% cream in comparison with tranexamic acid mesotherapy in subjects with melasma: a single-blind, randomized clinical trial study. Arch Dermatol Res. 2021 Sep;313(7):539-547. doi: 10.1007/s00403-020-02133-7. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

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