Abstract |
A randomized, double-blind, left-right study to compare the therapeutic efficacy of hydrocortisone 17-butyrate ( Locoid) 0.1% cream with hydrocortisone (Uniderm) 1% cream was performed in forty children suffering from atopic dermatitis. The medications were applied to symmetrical bilateral skin lesions twice daily for a maximum of 4 weeks or until complete clinical clearance of such lesions had occurred. Complete clearance of skin symptoms was found in 36% of the Locoid-treated sides and in 23% of the Uniderm-treated sides following 2 weeks of therapy and in 60% and 30%, respectively, after 4 weeks of treatment. This difference in clearance rate after 4 weeks between both preparations was significantly in favour of Locoid cream. The expressed preferences of patients/parents and investigator were also significantly in favour of Locoid cream, both after 2 and 4 weeks. No serious side-effects were reported during this study. It is concluded that Locoid cream is significantly superior to Uniderm cream in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in children.
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Authors | N K Veien, T Hattel, O Justesen, A Nørholm, H L Verjans |
Journal | The Journal of international medical research
(J Int Med Res)
Vol. 12
Issue 5
Pg. 310-3
( 1984)
ISSN: 0300-0605 [Print] England |
PMID | 6389217
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- hydrocortisone-17-butyrate
- Hydrocortisone
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Topics |
- Administration, Topical
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Dermatitis, Atopic
(drug therapy)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- Hydrocortisone
(analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Infant
- Male
- Random Allocation
- Time Factors
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