Status:
UNKNOWN
Efficacy of Combined Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser and Topical Tazarotene in the Treatment of Psoriatic Nail Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Nail Psoriasis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Nail psoriasis has a high incidence amongst patients with psoriasis.It is estimated to affect 80% of psoriatic patients at some time during their lives and has a significant adverse influence on their...
Detailed Description
The characteristic lesions affecting the nail present as 'oil drop' discoloration, splinter haemorrhages, subungual hyperkeratosis, and onycholysis in the nail bed or pitting, leuconychia, erythema of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Thirty patients with bilateral fingernail psoriasis will be recruited from the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Assiut University Hospital.
- The diagnosis will be based upon the clinical characteristics of nail psoriasis.
- Patients will be included after they have stopped any systemic therapy for at least 8 weeks
Exclusion
- pregnant or lactating woman
- patients with history of photosensitivity.
- Patients who discontinued or just started to receive new systemic therapy or phototherapy during the study period will be dropped from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03263624
Start Date
October 1 2017
End Date
November 1 2018
Last Update
August 28 2017
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