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Low Level Laser Therapy for Hair Preservation With Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

NCT01081106 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether low level laser therapy can help maintain normal hair growth on the scalp in people receiving chemotherapy, which is generally associated with hair loss.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Low-Level Laser Therapy

A LLLT device at 670 nm will be used for light application using lasers affixed in a rotating helmet apparatus. Treatment will be given twice weekly prior to commencing chemotherapy and will be administered once a week until one week after the last chemotherapy. administration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jamie Van Roenn, MD · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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