Using Light Therapy to Treat Toe Nail Fungus

Nomir Medical Technologies

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Onychomycosis

Treatments: Device: light therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00771732

07-301

09.002

Details and patient eligibility

About

To see if four sessions of light therapy successfully treats nail fungus.

Full description

This study is a one year study which includes four treatment sessions of light therapy looking for clinical and mycological improvement.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• toe nail fungus, not infolving lunula
• between ages 18-70 years old

Exclusion criteria

• not on systemic anti-fungal medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Light therapy

Treatment:

Device: light therapy

Device: light therapy

2

Sham Comparator group

Description:

6 minute "session" given with machine "off"

Treatment:

Device: light therapy

Device: light therapy