Comparison of a Face Cream Plus a Laser Procedure and Face Cream Alone in Treatment of Excessive Face Hairs in Female

NCT ID: NCT06976424

Last Updated: 2025-07-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

122 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-15

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The study compares the effects of a cream alone and a combined effect of cream and laser for the treatment of excessive facial hairs in women .

Detailed Description

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Hirsuitism refers to excessive terminal hairs in females, following a distribution pattern typically associated with male. It is associated with either increase response of hair follicles to androgen or either increase level of circulating androgens.The treatment options available are topical creams like eflornithine and laser treatments for hair removal. This study aims to conduct the comparison of a eflornithine cream and intense pulsed light laser versus eflornithine cream alone for the treatment of excessive facial hairs.

Conditions

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Hirsuitism

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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GroupA

This group is treated with combination of eflornithine cream and intense pulsed light for a period of three month.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Instense pulsed light

Intervention Type RADIATION

Intense pulse light will be applied to the face of patient of Group A on areas having increase hair. Patient will be called for a followup every month for next session.

Eflornithine Topical

Intervention Type DRUG

Eflornithine will be given to group A patient along with intense pulsed light and results will be compared to group B who recieved only Eflornithine cream

Group B

This group is treated with eflornithine cream twice daily only for a period of three month

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Eflornithine Topical

Intervention Type DRUG

Eflornithine cream will be applied to the face of group B female patients

Interventions

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Eflornithine Topical

Eflornithine cream will be applied to the face of group B female patients

Intervention Type DRUG

Instense pulsed light

Intense pulse light will be applied to the face of patient of Group A on areas having increase hair. Patient will be called for a followup every month for next session.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eflornithine Topical

Eflornithine will be given to group A patient along with intense pulsed light and results will be compared to group B who recieved only Eflornithine cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Eflornithine cream

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Gender (Female) Age between 18-45 Years Women with hirsutism as mentioned in the operational definition

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women Women with severe acne Women with immunodeficiency
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Khyber Teaching Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Umaima Nazar

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Khyber Teaching Hospital

Peshawar, Kpk, Pakistan

Site Status RECRUITING

Khyber Teaching Hospital

Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan

Site Status RECRUITING

Khyber Teachinng Hospital

Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Pakistan

Central Contacts

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Umaima Nazar, MBBS

Role: CONTACT

+923355869079 ext. +923355869079

Facility Contacts

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Umaima Nazar, MBBS

Role: primary

+923355869079 ext. 03355869079

Other Identifiers

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59/DME/KMC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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