The Efficacy of Pulsed Dye Laser in Dermatophytosis

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
Information provided by:	Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00351897

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Cutaneous Dermatophytosis Pulsed Dye Laser	Device: pulsed dye (585nm) laser therapy	Phase I

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	The Efficacy of Pulsed Dye Laser in Dermatophytosis

Further study details as provided by Shaheed Beheshti Medical University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

smear & culture of skin scrap

Enrollment:	10
Study Start Date:	April 2006
Study Completion Date:	September 2006
Primary Completion Date:	August 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed 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.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with Positive KOH Smear skin plaques

Exclusion Criteria:

Tinea Capitis,Onychomycosis
Pregnancy and feeding

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00351897

Locations

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Skin Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, 19899

Sponsors and Collaborators

Shaheed Beheshti Medical University

Investigators

Study Director:	Nima Ostovari, M.D.	Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
Study Chair:	Parviz Toossi, MD	Shaheed Beheshti Medical University

More Information

Responsible Party:	( Dr.Nima Ostovari )
Study ID Numbers:	src-ost-1358
Study First Received:	July 12, 2006
Last Updated:	February 19, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00351897
Health Authority:	Iran: Ethics Committee

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mycoses
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases
Dermatomycoses

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009