Treatment of Hypertrichosis With Intense Pulsed Light
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Conditions studied: Hypertrichosis, Hirsutism - Hypertrichosis
In brief
The goal of this observational cohort study is to investigate the effect of intense pulsed light (IPL) for excessive hair in patients \>18 years of age and in need of gender affirmative treatment, refered to the department of dermatology and venereology, Umeå University Hospital, Sweden. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * \[To evaluate the effect of consecutive IPL treatments in women with hirsutism due to polycystic ovarial syndrome (PCOS), with or without anti-androgen treatment\] * \[To evaluate the effect of consecutive IPL treatments in individuals born as biologically men but in transition to become women, with or without hormonal treatment\]. Patients will use self-assessed questionnaires evaluating: * Background characteristics and time spend on concealing, reducing and treating hypertrichosis at home. * Ferriman-Gallwey scale, regarding the intensity of their hypertrichosis. * Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for quality of life Patients will be recruited consecutively and assessed at each visit, at the clinic before the treatments, ranging from baseline to a minimum of 5 treatment sessions.Since this is an observational study, all patients are treated by others than the researchers according to the routines och the clonic and there will be no other groups to compare the patients with.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05775328
- Run by
- Alexander Shayesteh
- People needed
- 39
- Starts
- 2023-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-04-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years of age and above
- Diagnosis of PCOS obtained by a gynaecologist and hirsutism,
- Diagnosis of gender dysphoria obtained after psychiatric evaluation,
- ≥3 points in hair density according to Ferriman-Gallwey scale on a specific part of the body
You may not qualify if…
- Language barrier causing problem in understanding questionnaires or not being able to give consent
- Hair colours of white, orange or grey hair
- Skin type 5 and above according to Fitzpatrick
- Hereditary hypertrichosis
Where it is running
- Norrlands University Hospital — Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden (enrolling)
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