Comparison of Quality of Life in Moderate Acne Vulgaris Patients Based on Acne-QoL-INA Using Standard Therapy With and Without Acne Lesions Extraction

University of Indonesia (UI)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Quality of Life

Acne Vulgaris

Treatments

Procedure: Lesion extraction

Drug: Tretinoin

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06181838

23-05-0571

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will compare the quality of life between 2 groups, which are group that receive standard moderate acne therapy in addition of lesion extractions, and the second group which only receive standard moderate acne therapy without lesion extractions.

Full description

The group allocation will be randomized. Outcome of the study is the quality of life score based on Acne-QoL-INA questionnaire. The study duration is 8 weeks, consists of baseline visit and 2 follow ups at 4th and 8th weeks.

Enrollment

40 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 59 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinically diagnosed as moderate acne vulgaris
Able to read and speak in Indonesia
Indonesian Citizen
Sign the consent form

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant of breastfeeding women
Acne vulgaris lesion located only outside of face
Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
Using retinoid acid containing cream or benzoil peroxide in the last 2 weeks
Consume any oral antibiotics in the last 1 month
Injected with intralesional steroid or having acne lesions extracted in the last 2 weeks
Having laser or chemical peeling in the last 1 month