Measurement Skin Temperature During Pulsed Laser Exposure

This study has been completed.

First Received on October 4, 2007. Last Updated on October 28, 2011 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Montana Compton
Collaborators:	Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine Candela Corporation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):	Montana Compton, University of California, Irvine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00540917

Purpose

Lasers are the treatment modality of choice for Port Wine Stain birthmarks.The epidermis is not totally spared due to partial absorption of energy therein by melanin that presents an optical barrier through which the light must pass to reach the underlying blood vessels. Absorption of laser energy by melanin causes localized heating in the epidermis, which may, if not controlled, produce permanent complications such as hypertrophic scarring or dyspigmentation.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Port Wine Stain Birthmark	Procedure: cooling spray during laser treatment	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Phase II Clinical Trial is to Compare Epidermal Temperature Measurements During 1.Laser Treatment at Standard Treatment Energies 2.Cryogen Spray Cooling (CSC) Plus Laser Treatment. 3.Contact Cooling Plus Laser Treatment.

Further study details as provided by University of California, Irvine:

Primary Outcome Measures:

skin temperature during laser treatment [ Time Frame: 90 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment:	118
Study Start Date:	July 2002
Study Completion Date:	March 2010
Primary Completion Date:	March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: cooling spray during laser treatment of portwine stain skin	Procedure: cooling spray during laser treatment skin temperature measurement Other Name: laser treatment

Detailed Description:

The researchers want to establish a correlation between non-invasive skin temperature measurements and the minimum laser energy during skin laser treatment using cryogen spray cooling.

This study would eliminate the need for test pulses to estimate the safe and acceptable radiant exposure prior to laser treatment.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	7 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

7 years of age and older with diagnosis of port wine stain birthmark
18 years of age and older with no port wine stain
non-pregnant women
apparent good health

Exclusion Criteria:

age less than 7 years old
pregnant women
history of photodermatoses or skin cancer
current use of photosensitizing drugs

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00540917

Locations

United States, California
Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic University of California Irvine
Irvine, California, United States, 92612

Sponsors and Collaborators

Montana Compton

Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

Candela Corporation

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

John S. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D

Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Montana Compton, Administrative Nurse Research Coordinator Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00540917 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	CANDELAR can-44711
Study First Received:	October 4, 2007
Last Updated:	October 28, 2011
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of California, Irvine:

Port Wine Stain Birthmark

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Port-Wine Stain
Skin Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Skin Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 12, 2012