Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of add-on Dapsone Versus add-on Methotrexate in Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid

Lead Sponsor:

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

Conditions:

Bullous Pemphigoid

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering disorder most commonly affecting the older population between 60-80 years old. The characteristic feature of BP is itchy patches associ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged ≥18 of either sex with the clinical diagnosis of Bullous pemphigoid.
  • Patients with BPDAI score ≥ 20 (moderate and severe BP).
  • Patients must have characteristic clinical features of bullous pemphigoid at the screening and baseline visits. (Urticaria, bullae, pruritis).
  • Patients who are willing to give informed written consent.

Exclusion

  • Patients on any steroid-sparing agents within one month of recruitment.
  • Treatment with a systemic corticosteroid, sulfones, within the last week.
  • Patients with Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
  • Decreased liver or renal function (creatinine \> 2.0mg/dl, total bilirubin \> 2.5 mg/dl).
  • Severe acute infection, severe diabetes mellitus, untreated glaucoma, congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, active gastroduodenal ulcer, severe osteoporosis, severe cardiac disease (NYHA grade IV), MI in the last four weeks, severe schizophrenia or depression.
  • Malignancies treated by cytotoxic or immunosuppressive medications.
  • Anaemia (Hb \<9 gm/dl), leucopenia (\< 3 ×10 9 cells /L) or thrombocytopenia (\< 100 × 10 9 cells/ L), and H/O porphyria.
  • Patient with a history of hypersensitivity to Methotrexate or Dapsone.
  • Vaccination in the last two weeks.
  • Patients with HIV, Hepatitis B, and C infection.
  • Pregnancy and lactation, women of childbearing age without effective contraception.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05984381

Start Date

August 1 2023

End Date

April 1 2025

Last Update

August 14 2025

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AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751019