The Cardiff Acne Disability Index is a short five-item questionnaire derived from the longer Acne Disability Index.It is designed for use in teenagers and young adults with acne. It is self explanatory and can be simply handed to the patient who is asked to complete it without the need for detailed explanation( .Abdelrazik etal., 2021). .
Lower doses of isotretinoin can be effective in terms of cost and decreasing systemic side effects. Therefore, other regimens may be used instead of daily conventional dose as alternate, pulse and low doses of oral isotretinoin in acne vulgaris( Agarwal et al., 2011). To study the impact of different protocols of systemic isotretinoin in acne treatment on quality of life among egyptian patients using Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) and dermatology life quality index (DLQI)questionnaires. To assess validity and reliability of the translated Arabic version of CADI. To compare the clinical efficacy and tolerability of different protocols of systemic isotretinoin in acne treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
isotretinoin 13-cis-retinoic acid), derived from vitamin A
To study the impact of different protocols of systemic isotretinoin in acne treatment on quality of life among egyptian patients using Cardiff Acne Disability Index
To assess validity and reliability of the translated Arabic version of CADI.CADI is a tool to assess the effect of acne on quality of life with a possible maximum score of 15 and a minimum of 0. (grade of impairment; 0 no impairment, 1-5 mild impairment, 6-10 moderate impairment, and 11-15 severe impairment).The Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) is a short five-item questionnaire derived from the longer Acne Disability Index. CADI is designed for use in teenagers and young adults with acne. It is self explanatory and can be simply handed to the patient who is asked to complete it without the need for detailed explanation (Abdelrazik etal., 2021).the higher the score, the more the quality of life is impaired. The CADI is usually completed in one minute (Motley and Finlay,1992) .
Time frame: 6 months
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