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JRCT ID: jRCTs062250076

Registered date:24/12/2025

A prospective study on the clinical efficacy of Narrow-band UVB Therapy for chronic prurigo

Basic Information

Recruitment status Recruiting
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studiedPrurigo nodularis and chronic prurigo (including prurigo chronica multiformis)
Date of first enrollment24/12/2025
Target sample size30
Countries of recruitment
Study typeInterventional
Intervention(s)To evaluate the efficacy and safety of NB-UVB therapy for prurigo patients (prurigo nodularis and prurigo chronica multiformis) .

Outcome(s)

Primary OutcomePercentage change (%) in skin rash area at 12 weeks of NB-UVB therapy
Secondary OutcomePruritus VAS Score, EASI Score (Eczema Area and Severity Index), Hematologic and Immunologic Markers, Incidence of Adverse Events, Change rate in skin area at each time point other than 12 weeks

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum>= 18age old
Age maximumNot applicable
GenderBoth
Include criteriaPatients clinically diagnosed with nodular prurigo/prurigo chronica multiformis who have resistance to conventional treatment (topical steroids and antihistamines)
Exclude criteriaPatients undergoing treatment with biological agents or JAK inhibitors, patients with a history of skin cancers, patients with photosensitivity

Related Information

Contact

Public contact
Name Katsuhiko Nishihara
Address Shitsukawa, Toon City, Ehime Prefecture Ehime Japan 791-0295
Telephone +81-899605350
E-mail votum_stellarum2@yahoo.co.jp
Affiliation Ehime University Hospital
Scientific contact
Name Katsuhiko Nishihara
Address Shitsukawa, Toon City, Ehime Prefecture Ehime Japan 791-0295
Telephone +81-899605350
E-mail votum_stellarum2@yahoo.co.jp
Affiliation Ehime University Hospital