Nd:YAG Laser and Radiofrequency in Treatment of Fingernail Psoriasis

January 13, 2023 updated by: Hagar El Sayed, Cairo University

Comparative Study Between Long Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser and Radiofrequency in Treatment of Fingernail Psoriasis

Compare the effect of Radiofrequency to long pulsed Nd:YAG 1064 nm laser in treatment of fingernail psoriasis.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Nail Psoriasis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Manual workers

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Radiofrequency
Device
Device emitting electric waves generating heat
Active Comparator: Nd Yag Laser
Device
Device emitting electric waves generating heat

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Targeted Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (tNAPSI) score
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 (Anticipated)

January 20, 2023

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 20, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 13, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

January 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 24, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2023

Last Verified

January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Radiofrequency nail psoriasis

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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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