First Clinical Study of Erbium - Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (YAG) Laser Vaporization of Cutaneous Neurofibromas

NCT00921037 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2011-07-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether multiple cutaneous neurofibromas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 can be removed with an erbium-YAG-laser.

Conditions

  • Cutaneous Neurofibromas

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Erbium-YAG laser vaporization

spot size 2-5 mm diameter, applying about 1,2 -2 J at a frequency of 6-12 Hz

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wolfgang Happak, Prof. MD · Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Surgical Clinic, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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