Trial of Excision Versus Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Bowen's Disease

May 12, 2010 updated by: Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Excision Versus Photodynamic Therapy in Bowen's Disease

The purpose of this study is to identify the most optimal therapy for Bowen's disease: excision versus Photodynamic therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized clinical trial in which two treatment options for Bowen's disease, excision and photodynamic therapy, are compared on recurrence rate, cosmesis en expenses.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

65

Phase

  • Phase 4

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 18 years
  • Histological proven Bowen's disease on scalp, face, trunk, arms and legs
  • Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recurrent Bowen's disease
  • Anogenital or subungual Bowe's disease
  • Other skin malignancy in the same area
  • Porphyria

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1
Excision
excision 3 mm margin
Active Comparator: 2
Photodynamic therapy
Photodynamic therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
recurrence rate
Time Frame: two years
two years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
cosmetic outcome
Time Frame: one year
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Annette Verzijl, MD, Catharina hospital/Erasmus MC

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

May 14, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2010

Last Verified

May 1, 2010

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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