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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01402414
Date of registration: 19/07/2011
Primary sponsor: Ruhr University of Bochum
Public title: Narrow-band (NB)-UVB vs. Bath-PUVA and NB-UVB Plus Salt Water Baths in Atopic Dermatitis
Scientific title: Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Narrow-band UVB vs. Bath-PUVA and Narrow-band UVB + Salt Water Baths in Atopic Dermatitis
Date of first enrolment: April 2011
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01402414
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:   Sarah Terras, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 0049 234 509 3427
Email: s.terras@klinikum-bochum.de
Affiliation: 
Name:   Thilo Gambichler, adjunct professor
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Ruhr University Bochum
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with moderate to severe disease AD with SASSAD-Score > 25

- Age > 18 years

- No topical steroids or topical/systemic antibiotics within the last 2 weeks, no
systemic glucocorticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents within the last 8
weeks, no phototherapy within the last 12 weeks before inclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy or lactation

- Skin cancer or dysplastic naevi, photosensitive skin diseases, autoimmune diseases or
relevant cardiovascular diseases

- Photo-skin type I according to Fitzpatrick

- severe cardiovascular disease

- intense UV radiation (tanning beds, sun exposure, phototherapy, etc.) 8 weeks before
the start of the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Atopic Dermatitis
Intervention(s)
Radiation: Bath-PUVA
Radiation: NB-UVB
Radiation: NB-UVB plus salt water baths
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical improvement after treatments using a validated SASSAD index [Time Frame: Evaluation at baseline and after 4-week treatment, 3 months follow-up]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Evaluation of pruritus and sleeplessness visual analogue scales [Time Frame: Evaluation at baseline and after 4-week treatment, 3 months follow-up]
Immunohistochemical, RT-PCR and serological parameters [Time Frame: Evaluation at baseline and after 4-week treatment]
Measuring quality of life using the Skindex-29 [Time Frame: Evaluation at baseline and after 4-week treatment, 3 months follow-up]
Secondary ID(s)
RUB-126
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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