Laser Therapy Versus Electrosurgery For Nasal Telangiectasias

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Telangiectasis

Treatments: Device: Pulsed Dye Laser; Device: Long Pulsed Alexandrite Laser; Procedure: Electrodesiccation; Device: Pulsed Dye Laser Plus Nd:YAG Laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02090517

430519 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of various treatment options for eliminating nasal telangiectasias. The study will compare the outcome of treating nasal telangiectasias with the following; no treatment (control site), alexandrite laser, pulsed dye laser, combination pulsed dye laser and Nd:YAG 1064nm multiplex laser system and electrosurgery.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years of age
• Able to give informed consent themselves
• Willing to return for follow up visit
• 0.5 - 3 millimeter Vessel size
• 5 Non-contiguous nasal vascular lesions

Exclusion criteria

• Mentally handicapped
• Unable to understand written and oral English
• Incarceration
• Under 18 years of age
• Unwilling to return for follow up
• Pregnant Women
• Vessels less than 0.5 millimeter caliber
• Less than 5 non-contiguous vessels

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 5 patient groups

Pulsed Dye Laser

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects with multiple nose telangiectasias will be enrolled. One nose telangiectasia (of 5) will be treated with pulsed dye laser.

Treatment:

Device: Pulsed Dye Laser

Long Pulsed Alexandrite Laser

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects with multiple nose telangiectasias will be enrolled. One nose telangiectasia (of 5) will be treated with long pulsed alexandrite laser.

Treatment:

Device: Long Pulsed Alexandrite Laser

Pulsed Dye Laser Plus Nd:YAG Laser

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects with multiple nose telangiectasias will be enrolled. One nose telangiectasia (of 5) will be treated with pulsed dye laser plus Nd:YAG laser.

Treatment:

Device: Pulsed Dye Laser Plus Nd:YAG Laser

Electrodesiccation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects with multiple nose telangiectasias will be enrolled. One nose telangiectasia (of 5) will be treated with electrodesiccation.

Treatment:

Procedure: Electrodesiccation

No Treatment

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects with multiple nose telangiectasias will be enrolled. One nose telangiectasia (of 5) will receive no treatment.