Using Light Therapy to Treat Toe Nail Fungus
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00771732 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified October 2008 by Nomir Medical Technologies.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : October 13, 2008
Last Update Posted : October 13, 2008
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Onychomycosis | Device: light therapy | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Noveon Laser Treatment of Onychomycosis: A Device Performance Clinical Study |
Study Start Date : | May 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2009 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Light therapy
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Device: light therapy
6 minute light therapy
Other Name: laser threapy |
Sham Comparator: 2
6 minute "session" given with machine "off"
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Device: light therapy
combination of wavelengths
Other Name: No therapy/machine is "off" |
- clinical improvement [ Time Frame: six months ]
- mycological negative [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- toe nail fungus, not infolving lunula
- between ages 18-70 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- not on systemic anti-fungal medications

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00771732
Contact: Mary E Oster | 781-893-1000 | m.oster@nomirmedical.com | |
Contact: Alan Robbins, M.D. | 781-893-1000 | alanhrobbins@comcast.com |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Paula Angelini, DPM | Recruiting |
Southborough, Massachusetts, United States, 02452 | |
Contact: Paula Angelini, DPM 617-901-6421 Paula.Angelini@southboromedicalgroup.com | |
Contact: Mary Oster 508-524-4632 m.oster@nomirmedical.com |
Study Chair: | Alan Robbins, M.D. | Nomir Medical Technologies |
Responsible Party: | Nomir Medical Technologies |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00771732 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
09.002 07-301 |
First Posted: | October 13, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 13, 2008 |
Last Verified: | October 2008 |
toe nail fungus |
Onychomycosis Tinea Dermatomycoses Skin Diseases, Infectious |
Infection Mycoses Nail Diseases Skin Diseases |