A preliminary observational study on the effect of pulsed dye laser treatment in patients with facial acne vulgaris.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN73616060

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2004-01-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases: Acne vulgaris Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Acne vulgaris

Interventions

Pulsed dye laser treatment vs standard practice Added 03/10/2013: This trial was stopped in January 2006 due to poor recruitment.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with mild to moderate facial acne.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with acne conglobata, acne fulminans and secondary care, with underlying diseases or other dermatological conditions that require the use of interfering topical therapy, with photosensitive disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Following treatments given at week 0 and week 4: 1. Reduction in inflamed acne lesion counts 2. Reduction in overall acne grade, non-inflamed acne lesion counts, and total acne lesion counts	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026