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Laser Therapy for the Management of Radiation Dermatitis

NCT01932073 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 79

Last updated 2014-12-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is a form of phototherapy which involves the application of light to injuries and lesions to promote tissue regeneration. It is a noninvasive treatment modality based on the photochemical effect of light on tissues, which modulates various metabolic processes.

LLLT has been used for a wide range of conditions, in particular in dermatology, to promote wound healing, reduce inflammation and oedema, and relieve pain. In this study, we intend to assess the efficacy of LLLT to manage radiotherapy-induced skin reactions (or radiation dermatitis), a very common and distressing side effect of cancer treatment.

Conditions

  • Radiation Dermatitis

Interventions

DEVICE

Low-Level Laser Therapy

Low-Level Laser Therapy will be applied, twice a week, from the moment skin reactions become painful until skin reactions are no longer painful

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hasselt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeroen Mebis, MD, PhD · Jessa Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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