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          intervention_keyword,primary_outcome,secondary_outcome,secondary_sponsor,secondary_ids,source_support,ethics_reviews)>

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          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
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<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT public_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_enrolment (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT type_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT target_size (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT recruitment_status (#PCDATA)><!-- Pending,Recruiting,Suspended,Complete,Other -->
<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT study_type (#PCDATA)><!-- interventional,observational -->
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<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_completed (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_url_link (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_posted (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_date_first_publication (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_baseline_char (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_participant_flow (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


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<!ELEMENT middlename (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT lastname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemin (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_code (hc_code+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT primary_outcome (prim_outcome+)>
<!ELEMENT prim_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_outcome (sec_outcome+)>
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<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
<!ELEMENT sponsor_name (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT source_support (source_name+)>
<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT contact_name (#PCDATA)>
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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT201403173862N10</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2014-04-15</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Research Council of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Comparison the therapeutic effects of liposomal tranexamic acid form and conventional form of Hydroquinone on melasma patients</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Comparison the therapeutic effects of liposomal tranexamic acid and Hydroquinone on melasma patients</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2011-08-03</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>30</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/4007</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: This study is performed as double blind, as the patients and the physicians of disease severity are not alert about which therapeutic form will be used in each side of the face.</study_design>
      <phase>2</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Melasma.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Control group: hidroqinone cream 2%, one time/day on the lesion of one side of face. Intervention 2: Intervention group: liposomal tranexamic acid cream 1 time/day on the lesion of one side of face.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan></results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description></results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Asma Jabari</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Ghaem hospital, Ahmad Abad  street</address>
        <city>Mashhad</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip></zip>
        <telephone>+98 51 1864 2637</telephone>
        <email>asma_v_jabari@yahoo.com</email>
        <affiliation>Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Dr Mahnaz banihashemi, Dr Mahmoud Reza Jafari, Dr Naghmeh Zabolinejad</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Department of dermatology, Ghaem hospital, Ahmad Abad  street</address>
        <city>Mashhad</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip></zip>
        <telephone>+98 51 1801 2861</telephone>
        <email>banihashemim@mums.ac.ir, jafarimr@mums.ac.ir, zabolinejadng@mums.ac.ir</email>
        <affiliation>Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Inclusion criteria: clinically diagnosed melisma patients, age more than 18 years old. &#13;
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy and breast feeding, simultaneous hormonal disease, drug use including anti barbiturate drugs, recent hormonal and corticosteroids treatments, patients who treated by bleaching therapy on the last four months, patients underwent laser during the last six month, patients who don’t refer on follow up periods, any side effects which canceled the treatment.</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>18 years</agemin>
      <agemax>70 years</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria></exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>L81.1</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Melasma</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: hidroqinone cream 2%, one time/day on the lesion of one side of face</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: liposomal tranexamic acid cream 1 time/day on the lesion of one side of face</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Improvement of pigmentation. Timepoint: Monthly untill the end of 12 weeks. Method of measurement: Melasma Area and Severity Index.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Melasma severity. Timepoint: Comparison melasma severity in baseline and terminal of 3 months treatment course. Method of measurement: Melasma Area and Severity Index.</sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Research Council of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2010-09-23</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Central Building of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (Ghorshi), daneshgah 16, Daneshgah Street Mashhad  Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
