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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR797
Date of registration: 19/09/2006
Primary sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Dermatology
Public title: Excimer laser versus clobetason propionaat in prurigo form of atopic dermatitis.
Scientific title: Excimer laser versus clobetason propionaat in prurigo form of atopic dermatitis. - N/A
Date of first enrolment: 1/11/2006
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=797
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Single; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: E.E.A.  Brenninkmeijer
Address:  Academic Medical Center Amsterdam (AMC) Department of Dermatology, A0-223 P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31(0)20 5662581
Email: E.E.Brenninkmeijer@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: E.E.A.  Brenninkmeijer
Address:  Academic Medical Center Amsterdam (AMC) Department of Dermatology, A0-223 P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31(0)20 5662581
Email: E.E.Brenninkmeijer@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients (>18 years old);

2. Prurigo form of atopic dermatitisbased on:

2.1 Hanifin and Rajka criteria fullfilled;

2.2 Presence of allergen specific IgE;

2.3 Lasting for at least 6 months;

2.4 Refractory to the standard therapy;

2.5 At least 4 symmetrical nodules;

3. Upper or lower extremities affected;

4. Written informed consent provided.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients unable to comply with the requirements of the study;

2. Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding;

3. Patients treated with sedating antihistamines within 24hrs before start of study treatment;

4. Patients treated with topical steroids within one week before start of study treatment;

5. Patients treated with phototherapy or PUVA within one week before start of study treatment;

6. Patients treated with systemic therapy that might have an effect on the prurigo form of AD within 4 weeks before start of study treatment;

7. Patients with hypersensitivity to the study treatment or sunlight;

8. Patients receiving drugs known to cause photosensitivity and/or photo toxicity;

9. Patients with any other interfering skin diseases, which jeopardize the study.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Atopic dermatitis

Intervention(s)
All patients will be randomized to a within-patient left-right comparison study of excimer laser versus topical clobetason propionaat. Treatment with the ecximer laser will be performed twice a week, during a treatment period of 10 weeks. Clobetason propionaat will be applied by the patients themselves once a day , according standardised instructions, during a treartment period of 10 weeks.
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical responses will be evaluated using Physician assessment of individual signs (number of nodules, elevation of nodules, excoriation, erythema and pruritus).
Secondary Outcome(s)
Photographic documentation, Physician Global assessment (PGA) and Patient Global Assessment (PaGA) will be evaluated. Besides the clinical responses, the patient and physician satisfaction/preference and duration of remission will be evaluated.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN38773821
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Dermatology
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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