Clinical Trial of Simvastatin to Treat Generalized Vitiligo

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2012
The investigators purpose is to initiate a phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to test simvastatin, an FDA-approved medication for hypercholesterolemia, as a new treatment for vitiligo. The aims of this placebo-controlled study seek to determine the safety and potential efficacy of simvastatin 80mg daily versus placebo in adult male patients with generalized vitiligo. Additionally, the investigators will collect blood to examine the effect of simvastatin on autoreactive CD8+ T cells in vitiligo patients.
Epistemonikos ID: 69c6c91eaed9e08a7a31dd7c3087c5f22227f4d6
First added on: May 10, 2024