Comparison of Stacked-Pulses Vs. Double-Pass Treatments of Facial Acne With a 1450 Nm Laser

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00306371

Enrollment

Registered

2006-03-23

Start date

2004-07-31

Completion date

2006-02-28

Last updated

2006-03-23

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Conditions

Acne, Acne Scars

Keywords

diode, laser, acne, acne scar

Brief summary

Acne can be treated with a mid-infrared laser. We demonstrated safety and efficacy using lower energy settings in order to make the treatments less painful

Detailed description

Numerous light based therapies are currently being used for the treatment of acne. Non-ablative mid-infrared lasers have the advantage of decreasing inflammatory acne and improving acne scars. Specifically, the 1450 nm laser has been shown to be quite effective. However, it is associated with considerable pain at higher fluences despite topical anesthetics, especially when treating inflammatory acne. The goal of this study was to determine the possibility of using low fluence settings to treat moderate to severe acne at a more tolerable pain level without compromising treatment effectiveness.

Interventions

DEVICE1450nm diode laser

Study design

Observational model

DEFINED_POPULATION

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* acne lesion count of at least 10 inflammatory papules on each side of the face and a severity grade consistent with color photographs in the Allen & Smith grading scale of greater than or equal to grade 3 and no worse than grade 5

Exclusion criteria

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026