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Study aim
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Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of topical cyclophosphamide on cutaneous T cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides)
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Design
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Phase 3, pilot, parallel group, split body trial, clinical trial, with consecutive sampling, including 20 patients, single blinded, computerized randomized with permuted blocks
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Settings and conduct
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The study is conducted in the dermatology clinic of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.The patients use topical cyclophosphamide on a lesion every night and mometasone ointment on a similar lesion at other site of body. The patients are visited by a blinded investigator before intervention, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after starting intervention and are evaluated for Composite Assessment of Index Lesion Severity (CAILS).
Due to the difference of drugs, the patients are aware of the type of drugs in each side.
Investigator that deliver the drugs are not involved in the outcome assessment. The outcome assessor is not aware of the type of drugs in each patient.
Therefore the research will be single-blinded.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:18 years old and more patients with clinically- and histopathologically-approved cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides) in stages 1A ,1B, 2A and active patches and plaques
Exclusion criteria: Allergy to drugs used in the study, chemotherapy with cyclophosphemide, staging of disease 2B and more, pregnancy, lactation
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: Patients use cyclophosphamide cream on a lesion every night.
Control group: Patients use mometasone ointment on similar lesion on other site of body.
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Main outcome variables
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Composite Assessment of Index Lesion Severity (CAILS)