Efficacy of Lappa Arctium (Homoeopathic Medicine) in Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

Miglani, Anjali

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 1

Conditions

Acne Vulgaris

Treatments

Drug: Lappa Arctium

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01040390

Acne-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Acne is one of the most common skin problems in teenagers and adolescents. There are many lesser known homoeopathic medicines which have been mentioned in the literature for treatment of acne but their potential has not been properly assessed /documented and therefore these medicines don't form a part of many prescriptions. As a part of this study,efficacy of Lappa Arctium will be studied in the treatment of Acne vulgaris

Enrollment

34 patients

Sex

All

Ages

12 to 25 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Males and females between 12 to 25 years of age
Presence of inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions
Able to follow-up according to protocol
Patients not taking any medication for treatment of Acne in preceding one month.

Exclusion criteria

Acne Conglobata
Pregnant or Breast feeding females or females having intention of becoming pregnant
Significant systemic disease
Any drug/ alcohol addiction
History of chronic diseases treated with medications in the preceding month which might affect acne condition and treatment outcome