Topical 5-ALA-PDT With Blu-U Therapy Versus Topical 5-ALA With Pulse Dye Laser In Treating Recalcitrant Acne Vulgaris

December 2, 2014 updated by: University of Chicago

Topical 5-ALA-PDT With Blu-U Therapy Vs. Topical 5-ALA With Pulse Dye Laser In Treatine Recalcitrant Acne Vulgaris

The goal of this study is to compare how efficient two different types of PDTs are when used in combination with topical 5-ALA. The two types of PDT lights are Blu-U light and Candela V-beam Pulse Dye Laser.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • The University of Chicago

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 to 79 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-79 years of age
  • Patients who failed the topical and oral antibiotics after 6 month therapy.
  • Patients who failed the topical retinoids after 6 month therapy.
  • Patients that are not good candidate to start oral isotretinoin (Accutane) due to contraindications.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have had Isotretinoin therapy less that 1 year prior to this ALA-PDT procedure.
  • Patients who have an adverse reaction to light exposure (for example photo- exacerbated seizures).
  • Patients with a history of 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
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: 1
5-ALA Application and exposure using Blu-U light to 1/2 of face.
Drug: 5-ALA with Blu-U Light
20% 5-ALA Levulan Kerastick will be crushed and prepared for application after shaking for at least 3 minutes. Topical 5-ALA will be applied liberally on skin with extra pressure on lesions.Skin will be exposed to DUSA Blu-U light (417nm).
EXPERIMENTAL: 2
5-ALA Application and exposure using Candela V-beam Pulse Dye Laser to 1/2 of face.
Drug: 5-ALA with Candela V-beam Pulse Dye Laser
20% 5-ALA Levulan Kerastick will be crushed and prepared for application after shaking for at least 3 minutes. Topical 5-ALA will be applied liberally on skin with extra pressure on lesions.Skin will be exposed to Candela V-beam Pulsed Dye Laser (595 nm).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Acne complete /incomplete therapy and reoccurence
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Early skin responses 2 weeks post therapy (erythema, scaling, post inflammatory skin changes, fine wrinkling of skin, mottled pigmentation)
Time Frame: 2-18 months
2-18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Chicago

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

February 1, 2009

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

February 1, 2013

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

February 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 23, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 24, 2008

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 4, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 2, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 15929B

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