New pill aims to let people with 'Sun Allergy' enjoy daylight

NCT ID NCT05308472

Summary

This study tested whether an oral drug called bitopertin could help adults with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a condition causing severe pain from sunlight exposure. For about 4 months, 75 participants received either the real drug or a placebo pill to see if it reduced pain and lowered levels of a harmful light-sensitive chemical in their blood. The main goal was to see if people could spend more time in the sun without experiencing burning or stinging pain.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Einstein Medical Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141, United States

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • University of Alabama Hospital

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94117, United States

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of Texas

    Galveston, Texas, 77550, United States

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