Topical 5-ALA-PDT With Blu-U Therapy Versus Topical 5-ALA With Pulse Dye Laser In Treating Recalcitrant Acne Vulgaris

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Conditions studied: Acne Vulgaris

In brief

The goal of this study is to compare how efficient two different types of PDTs are when used in combination with topical 5-ALA. The two types of PDT lights are Blu-U light and Candela V-beam Pulse Dye Laser.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00814918

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

0

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 79. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18-79 years of age
• Patients who failed the topical and oral antibiotics after 6 month therapy.
• Patients who failed the topical retinoids after 6 month therapy.
• Patients that are not good candidate to start oral isotretinoin (Accutane) due to contraindications.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have had Isotretinoin therapy less that 1 year prior to this ALA-PDT procedure.
• Patients who have an adverse reaction to light exposure (for example photo- exacerbated seizures).
• Patients with a history of porphyria.

Where it is running

• The University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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