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Determining the Tolerance of Depigmented Skin to Targeted Phototherapy Using UVB in Patients With Vitiligo
This study has been completed.
Sponsors and Collaborators: Henry Ford Health System
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Information provided by: Henry Ford Health System
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00367224
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if vitiligo patients develop tolerance to ultraviolet light therapy, a type of treatment available for vitiligo.


Condition Intervention
Vitiligo
Procedure: 6 to 9 ultraviolet B treatments
Procedure: Skin biopsies

MedlinePlus related topics: Vitiligo
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Determining the Tolerance of Depigmented Skin to Targeted Phototherapy Using UVB in Patients With Vitiligo

Further study details as provided by Henry Ford Health System:

Enrollment: 17
Study Start Date: January 2006
Study Completion Date: May 2008
Primary Completion Date: May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:
    Procedure: 6 to 9 ultraviolet B treatments
    Treatments with ultraviolet B with gradually progressive doses
    Procedure: Skin biopsies
    4 mm punch biopsies of the skin
Detailed Description:

Patients with vitiligo received 6-9 ultraviolet B treatments, 2 to 3 times weekly. Minimal erythema dose (MED) testing was done at baseline and after all treatments; the percent change in MED was analysed as a measure of photoadaptation. The percent decrease in cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) over 24 hours after a single exposure of 1 MED was analysed on vitiliginous and normal skin.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

For inclusion, the subject must:

  1. Be at least 18 years old
  2. Be otherwise healthy
  3. Have a diagnosis of vitiligo affecting > 5% body surface area (BSA)
  4. Have two depigmented lesions on opposite sides of the body that can be biopsied at the end of TARGETED UVB PHOTOTHERAPY treatment
  5. Agree to abide by the Investigator's guidelines regarding photosensitizing drugs
  6. Have a negative pregnancy test at baseline if female of childbearing potential
  7. Be able to understand the requirements of the study, the risks involved, and is able to sign the informed consent form
  8. Agree to follow and undergo all study-related procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects will be excluded if any of the following apply:

  1. Women who are lactating, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant
  2. Patients with a recent history of serious systemic disease
  3. Patients with a known history of photosensitivity
  4. Concomitant use of systemic or topical treatments for vitiligo. Patients must discontinue PUVA or oral corticosteroid therapy for 4 weeks prior to the start of any treatment. If a patient is taking any vitamins or dietary supplements, the patient must discontinue them for the duration of the study. Topical therapy such as corticosteroids, topical immunomodulators (e.g., Protopic or Elidel), vitamin D derivatives (e.g., Dovonex), or UVB phototherapy must be discontinued for 2 weeks prior to the start of study treatment.
  5. Patients diagnosed to be immunosuppressed for any reason (e.g., HIV infection, lupus, cancer, organ transplant, or chronic use of oral immunosuppressive agents).
  6. Any reason the investigator feels the patient should not participate in the study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00367224

Locations
United States, Michigan
Department of Dermatology/Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
Sponsors and Collaborators
Henry Ford Health System
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Iltefat Hamzavi Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Dermatology ( Iltefat Hamzavi, MD and Camile Hexsel, MD )
Study ID Numbers: IRB3701
Study First Received: August 18, 2006
Last Updated: January 28, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00367224  
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Henry Ford Health System:
vitiligo
tolerance
ultraviolet B.

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Hypopigmentation
Skin Diseases
Pigmentation Disorders
Hypomelanotic disorder
Vitiligo

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 12, 2009