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Optical Clearing of the Skin in Conjunction With Laser Treatments

This study is enrolling participants by invitation only.
Information provided by University of California, Irvine

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Brief Title  Optical Clearing of the Skin in Conjunction With Laser Treatments
Official Title  Optical Clearing of the Skin in Conjunction With Laser Treatments
Brief Summary

The research hypothesis is that topical application of a mixture of pre-polymers of polypropylene glycol and polyethylene glycol (an optical clearing agent) will reduce skin light scattering, increasing the amount of light reaching the target for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes.

Detailed Description

The researchers expect that application of the optical clearing agent for treatment of benign vascular lesions, tattoos, nevus of Ota, hypertrichosis, scars, acne and sebaceous hyperplasia will result in

  1. decreased reflectance of the predominant color from the surface of skin (decreased red light scattering in case of benign vascular lesions, etc) as compared to the control group.
  2. greater Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT- a non-invasive light based imaging method) imaging depth as compared to the control group.
  3. greater improvement in the treatment outcome (decrease in the erythema index following PDL treatment of vascular lesions as compared to the PDL alone group; improved lightening of the tattoo or nevus of Ota as compared to the laser treatment alone group; significant decrease in hair re-growth as compared to laser treatment alone in patients seeking hair removal; greater improvement of scars, acne and sebaceous hyperplasia).
Study Phase Phase I
Study Type  Interventional
Study Design  Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Primary Outcome Measure  Outcome measure is to evaluate the optical clearing effects of the combination mixture of pre-polymers of polypropylene glycol and polyethylene glycol. [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Secondary Outcome Measure 
Condition  Port Wine Stain
Benign Vascular Lesion
Nevus of Ota
Tattoos
Scars
Acne
Hypertrichosis
Sebaceous Gland Diseases
Intervention  Procedure: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and reflectance measurements
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Recruitment Information Fields
Recruitment Status  Enrolling by invitation
Enrollment  50
Start Date  March 2004
Completion Date July 2012
Eligibility Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult 18 years and older
  • Lesion diagnoses in an area measuring 3 cm2 or more on any body site
  • Apparent good health

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women
  • History of cutaneous photosensitivity
  • History of photodermatoses
Gender Both
Ages 18 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers No
Contacts ††
Location Countries  United States
Administrative Information Fields
NCT ID  NCT00580736
Organization ID RR-01192:PHS-NIH
Secondary IDs †† P41-01192;NIH-LAMMP
Study Sponsor  University of California, Irvine
Collaborators †† Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic
Bertek Pharma Div of Mayland.
Candelar Corporation
Investigators 
Principal Investigator:     Kristen M Kelly, M.D     Beckman Laser Institute    
Information Provided By University of California, Irvine
Verification Date December 2007
First Received Date  December 18, 2007
Last Updated Date May 7, 2008

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