Comparative study of the pulsed dye laser and the Omnilux blue/red light phototherapy system in the treatment of mild-moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris

ISRCTN ISRCTN95939628
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN95939628
Secondary identifying numbers N0219164790
Submission date
28/09/2007
Registration date
28/09/2007
Last edited
14/10/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr S W Lanigan
Scientific

Department of Dermatology
City Hospital
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designSingle-centre randomised controlled prospective study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesThe clearance of acne by the Vbeam pulsed dye laser and the Omnilux Blue phototherapy system will be compared in a within patient split-face randomised controlled prospective study.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases: Acne vulgaris
InterventionPulsed dye laser vs Omnilux blue/red light phototherapy system
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date12/05/2005
Completion date11/08/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants30
Key inclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment12/05/2005
Date of final enrolment11/08/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Department of Dermatology
Birmingham
B18 7QH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
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Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
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