Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL) vs. Microsecond 1064-nm Nd:YAG Laser for Treatment of Diffuse Facial Redness

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Rosacea

In brief

The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of PDL and the 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of facial redness.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01529996

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

16

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-12-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy patients 18-55 years of age with erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (as verified by the the PI).
• Subjects who are willing to provide informed consent for participation in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or lactating individuals
• Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent.
• Subjects who have a known history of photosensitive conditions (e.g. Systemic lupus, polymorphous light eruption)
• Subjects who have facial telangiectasia of diameter greater than 2 mm.
• Subject who have significant (as determined by the PI) acute inflammatory papules, pustules, and vesicle involving the central face.

Where it is running

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

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