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A randomised, double-blind, negatively-controlled study to determine whether the use of creams or ointments could alter the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet light during photo-therapy with narrow band UVB
ISRCTN ISRCTN25782645
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A randomised, double-blind, negatively-controlled study to determine whether the use of creams or ointments could alter the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet light during photo-therapy with narrow band UVB
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0547127254
Study hypothesis Do creams or ointments applied before irradiation of the skin with narrow band UVB impair or improve the transmission of ultraviolet radiation to the skin?
Lay summary Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised, double-blind, negatively-controlled study
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Not Applicable: Phototherapy
Participants - inclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 03/03/2003
Anticipated end date 31/05/2006
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 20 patients
Interventions Creams or ointments applied before irradiation vs standard practice
Primary outcome measure(s) Determination of MED in each subject for each topical agent at 24 hours after narrow band UVB exposure.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Adverse events: pain, blistering, hyperpigmentary changes.
Sources of funding East Norfolk and Waveney Research Consortium - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital/Norwich PCT (UK)
Trial website
Publications 2011 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20969563
Contact name Dr  Eunice  Tan
  Address Department of Dermatology
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust
Colney Lane
  City/town Norwich
  Zip/Postcode NR4 7UY
  Country United Kingdom
  Email
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health,
Richmond House,
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 30/09/2004
Last edited 01/11/2011
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/09/2004
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