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

Northwestern University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rosacea

Treatments: Procedure: Pulse Dye Laser/YAG laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01529996

STU55489

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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.

Exclusion criteria

• 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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

YAG laser

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Pulse Dye Laser/YAG laser

Pulse Dye Laer

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Pulse Dye Laser/YAG laser