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Measurement Skin Temperature During Pulsed Laser Exposure

NCT00540917 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2022-11-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Port-Wine Stain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

cooling spray during laser treatment

skin temperature measurement

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Candela Corporation

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of California, Irvine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John S. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D · Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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