Study of Acid Peel and Laser for the Treatment of Melasma

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Melasma

In brief

The objective of this study is to evaluate laser treatment and acid peel for the treatment of melasma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00467233

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

15

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-12-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of melasma lesion measuring at least 4 square centimeters.
• Age 18-75 years.
• Good health.
• Willingness and ability to understand and provide informed consent for participation in the study.
• Ability to communicate with the investigator.
• Must be willing to forgo other treatment options for melasma during the course of the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand the protocol or to give informed consent.
• Mental illness.
• Under 18 years of age and over 75 years of age.
• Laser treatment in the last 6 months before enrollment.
• Isotretinoin within the past year.
• Lidocaine allergy.
• History of herpes simplex viral infection.
• Concurrent active disease to facial area (i.e acne).
• Bleeding disorder.
• History of abnormal wound healing.
• History of abnormal scarring.

Where it is running

• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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