# Cysteamine Compared to Hydroquinone in Melasma

> **NCT05969587** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **China Medical University Hospital** · enrollment: 28 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Melasma

## Interventions

- **COMBINATION_PRODUCT:** 5% cysteamine cream
- **COMBINATION_PRODUCT:** hydroquinone cream group

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05969587
- **Lead sponsor:** China Medical University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-11-28
- **Primary completion:** 2020-09-11
- **Final completion:** 2020-11-11
- **Target enrollment:** 28 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-08-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05969587

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05969587, "Cysteamine Compared to Hydroquinone in Melasma". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05969587. Licensed CC0.

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