Patients' perspective on current treatments and demand for novel treatments in vitiligo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The treatment of non-segmental vitiligo (NSV) remains a challenge. Current treatments often achieve suboptimal clinical results. To improve these treatment results, several new therapies are being developed and investigated. There is, however, little evidence on the actual need for novel therapies.

Objective

To assess patients' perspective on current and novel therapies for vitiligo.

Methods

A prospective questionnaire study was conducted in a large cohort of vitiligo patients that consecutively visited the outpatient clinic of the Amsterdam University Medical Centre between April 2017 and January 2019. Patients were requested to fill in a digital questionnaire on patient characteristics, disease burden, quality of life, efficacy and satisfaction of current

SUBMITTER: Narayan VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7983948 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature