A clinical trial is a type of research study focused on various health-related interventions that includes human participants. The purpose of a clinical trial is to find a better way of diagnosing and treating various diseases using long-term, carefully planned research tools and techniques. Clinical trials are responsible for determining if a new medication or treatment is safe and effective before it’s offered to the general public.

The team at Dermatology Specialists of Brighton wants nothing more than to help its patients, and uses clinical trials as a tool to improve care and treatment options both now and in the future.

The research team at Dermatology Specialists of Brighton has experts in many chronic skin conditions. Currently, the team’s clinical trials are focused on:

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a skin condition in which your skin cells reproduce at an alarming rate, creating scaly patches of skin. Treatment for this skin condition centers around managing the symptoms, which can be uncomfortable. The team at Dermatology Specialists of Brighton has both investigational (testing medications and treatments) and observational (information gathering) studies for psoriasis.

Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a skin condition in which your skin’s pigmentation cells, melanocytes, no longer produce melanin, creating blotches of light-colored skin. Researchers are still investigating the underlying cause of this skin condition, theorizing it may genetics that cause an immune response that kills or damages the cells. Current treatments for vitiligo can restore pigmentation to the affected skin, but can’t stop color loss from other areas.

If you suffer from vitiligo, contact Dermatology Specialists of Brighton to learn more about ongoing clinical trials, which may include an investigational study testing a new medication to treat the skin condition.

Yes. The research experts at Dermatology Specialists of Brighton have two clinical trials for hidradenitis suppurativa.

This chronic skin condition, which often appears during puberty, causes small painful lumps under the skin, usually in the armpits or groin. Treatment for the condition includes medication and surgery. However, these treatments don’t always produce reliable results.

Seeing a need for better treatment options for hidradenitis suppurativa, the team at Dermatology Specialists of Brighton are currently looking for participants to take part in either their experimental or investigational clinical trial.

The team at Dermatology Specialists of Brighton determines if you’re a good candidate for a clinical trial during a consultation. You don’t have to be a patient of the practice to participate. However, you may need to meet specific criteria set by the researchers and be committed to following the specific guidelines set by the researchers to ensure the accuracy of the data collected.

If you’re eligible to participate, you can expect monetary compensation and medical care specific to the trial, as well as medication if it’s part of the study.

To learn more about clinical trials at Dermatology Specialists of Brighton, call the office or request an appointment online today.