The Efficacy of Pulsed Dye Laser in Dermatophytosis

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Cutaneous Dermatophytosis; Pulsed Dye Laser

Treatments: Device: pulsed dye (585nm) laser therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00351897

src-ost-1358

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Pulsed Dye Laser therapy are effective in the treatment of Cutaneous Dermatophytosis.

Full description

This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of Pulse Dye Laser in skin fungal infection, if this study showed that Laser could be effective, this would be introduced as a new treatment modality.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with Positive KOH Smear skin plaques

Exclusion criteria

• Tinea Capitis,Onychomycosis
• Pregnancy and feeding

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)