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Official Title: The Evaluation of Vitiligous Lesions Repigmentation After the Administration of Atorvastatin Calcium Salt and Simvastatin-acid Sodium Salt in Patients With Active Vitiligo (EVRAAS)
In Brief: The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of simvastatin and atorvastatin on vitiligous lesions in patients with non-segmental vitiligo.
Ages Eligible: 18 Years to 80 Years
Start Date: August 11, 2017
Completion Date (estimated): April 2018
Status: Unknown, not recruiting
Study ID from ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03247400
Other Study ID Numbers: NCU 631
Location: Clinic of Dermatology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Immunodermatology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Medicine, Bydgoszcz, Cuiavian-Pomeranian, Poland, 85094
Contact: To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact Anna Niezgoda, MD by phone +48 606889288 or email anna.niezg@gmail.com. Please refer to this study by its NCT number.
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