Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology

Pilot HI-Light trial for the treatment of early/focal vitiligo

This was a trial on home light therapy for vitiligo. This trial was a small pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing hand-held light therapy (NB-UVB 311nm) devices with dummy devices. The devices were used by the trial participants to treat their vitiligo at home for a period of four months. The study was funded as part of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grant award.

  • Chief Investigator - Professor Hywel Williams
  • Trial Manager and Research Fellow - Dr Viktoria Eleftheriadou

vitiligo-pilot

 

Publications

More information about the trial is available on the ClinicalTrials.gov website.

Contact

t: 0115 823 1048
e: cebd@nottingham.ac.uk

 

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