Comparing the Pain Experience Between Patients Who Have and Who Have Not Undergone Dermatologic Procedures
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pain
In brief
The purpose of this study is to compare the pain experience of patients who have not had dermatologic procedures (previously "unexposed") using energy devices (lasers, radiofrequency, ultrasound, etc.) with patients who have previously had procedures (previously "exposed") using energy devices. Based on previous clinical encounters, individuals with no prior experience with cosmetic procedures appear to experience more pain. However, no study to date has thoroughly examined this observation. As a result, this study has been designed to find a possible difference in pain perception between previously exposed and unexposed patients undergoing cosmetic procedures using energy devices.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01285947
- Run by
- Northwestern University
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2011-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-12-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects of both genders, 18 to 65 years of age.
- Subjects who are in good health.
- Non-naïve (patients who have not had cosmetic procedures using energy devices): Subjects who have had three or more non-ablative laser procedures or any skin tightening procedure using an energy device.
- Subjects who understand and are willing to provide informed consent for participation in the study and are able to communicate with the investigator.
You may not qualify if…
- Subjects who have an active skin disease or skin infection in or around the treatment.
- Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or give informed consent.
- Subjects with photophobia or who are unable to tolerate the treatments.
Where it is running
- Northwestern University Department of Dermatology — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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