Excimer Lamp Versus Excimer Laser in Vitiligo Treatment

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Vitiligo

Treatments: Radiation: 308nm excimer lamp; Radiation: 308nm excimer laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00696358

NICE-VIT1

Details and patient eligibility

About

308 nm excimer lamp and 308 nm excimer laser have both provide interesting results in treating vitiligo. They have the same wavelength but the type of emission of the photons is different. To date there is no direct comparative data concerning these two devices in this indication.

The aim of the study is to make an intra-individual prospective comparison between these two phototherapies.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient above 18
• vitiligo for more than 3 months
• at least 2 vitiligo symmetric patches more than 10cm²
• to read and understand the inform consent
• to have a social security number
• non pregnant for women

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant women
• keloids
• history of radiotherapy or skin cancer in the treated areas
• treatment for vitiligo in the past 4 weeks
• phototherapy in the past 12 weeks; history of photodermatosis
• treatment inducing photosensibilization
• immunosuppression
• patient who participated in a study in the past 3 months

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Active Comparator group

Description:

308 nm excimer lamp

Treatment:

Radiation: 308nm excimer lamp

B

Active Comparator group

Description:

308 nm excimer laser

Treatment:

Radiation: 308nm excimer laser