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Treatment of psoriasis with a new UVB-lamp
Larko O
Acta Dermato-Venereologica 1989 Oct;69(4):357-359
clinical trial
2/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: No. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Twenty-nine patients with psoriasis took part in a study which compared the therapeutic effect of Philips TL12 with a new narrow-band UVB lamp (Philips TL01). The patients were treated on an out-patient basis and treatment were given 3 to 5 times weekly for a maximum of 8 weeks. The study was conducted in a randomized left-right double-blind fashion. The total score on the TL01-side decreased rather more than on the TL12-side. Eleven patients preferred the TL01 lamp and one the TL12-side, whereas 17 patients had no preference. One of the drawbacks with the new lamp is that radiation times are almost doubled.

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