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A Randomized Trial of Clobetasol Propionate Versus Fractionated CO2 Laser for the Treatment of Lichen Sclerosus (CuRLS)
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Fractionated Carbon Dioxide Laser and Clobetasol Propionate 0.05% ointment for Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus. Completed, enrolled 52 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study is being done to compare the effects, good and bad, of fractionated CO2 laser treatment and clobetasol propionate .05% ointment on vulvar lichen sclerosus.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Vulvar lichen sclerosis will be treated except for the clitoris glans and clitoral hood which will be spared with at least 5mm margin. The procedure will be performed in the outpatient clinic at the National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center Lafayette Office, 1133 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20036, and include 3 sessions, 4 weeks apart.
Topical Steroid therapy (Clobetasol propionate .05% ointment nightly for one month then three times weekly for 2 additional months) for a total of three months of treatment.