Cholesterol drug shows promise in halting skin pigment loss

NCT ID NCT02432534

Summary

This study tested if adding a high dose of the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin to standard UVB light therapy could better control active vitiligo. It involved 28 adults whose vitiligo was actively spreading. For six months, one group received the drug plus light therapy, while the other received light therapy alone, to see which was more effective at stopping the spread and potentially repigmenting skin.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Nice

    Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06001, France

  • National Skin center - 1 Mandalay Rd

    Bedok, Singapore, 308205, Indonesia

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