Effect of Pumpkin Seeds in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Palmar Arsenical Keratosis
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2020-12-05
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Arsenicosis is a major health problem in Bangladesh. Long term exposure of arsenic causes
keratosis of palm which reduce working capacity of patient. It also causes massive skin
lesions like Bowen's disease which has a risk to develop squamous cell carcinoma. Pumpkin
seed is well known for its antioxidant and anticancer properties. So this study will be
conducted to identify the compound from pumpkin seeds and to see its outcome on keratosis.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh