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New combo therapy may restore color in hard-to-treat vitiligo patches
NCT ID NCT07352293
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding a 6-month course of methotrexate improves the results of a skin cell transplant (NCES) for adults with stable, treatment-resistant vitiligo on elbows and knees. Twenty participants will be split into two groups: one gets methotrexate before and after the transplant, the other gets the transplant alone. Both groups also receive light therapy (PUVA) for 3 months after the procedure. The goal is to see if the combination leads to better repigmentation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* Inclusion criteria: * Patients with non-segmental vitiligo (NSV) with acral or resistant lesions over the elbows and knees, that has not responded to conventional treatment * Stability for ≥ 1 year * Age ≥18 years * Exclusion criteria: * Segmental vitiligo * Active vitiligo; new lesions, expansion of old lesions, confetti like lesions, ill-defined edges or koebnerization in \< 1 year * Age \< 18 years. * Pregnant females. * Patients with hematologic, hepatic, renal disease or chronic infection. * Topical treatment in the past month and systemic treatment in the past 3 months.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Kasr al Ainy Teaching Hospital, Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
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