Clinical trial
New Treatments for Actinic Keratoses of the Scalp
Name
2016-001268-12
Description
This blinded controlled 2-year study on 120 patients with 2 or more actinic keratoses, compare the efficacy and tolerability of pulsed dye-laser- mediated photodynamic therapy compared to conventional photodynamic therapy and fractional-laser assisted daylight photodynamic therapy compared to daylight photodynamic therapy.
Trial arms
Trial start
2016-03-24
Estimated PCD
2023-12-31
Trial end
2024-12-31
Status
Active (not recruiting)
Treatment
Pulsed-dye laser
Comparance of pulsed-dye laser-mediated and conventional photodynamic therapy in a split-head design
Arms:
Pulsed dye laser-mediated photodynamic therapy
Fractional CO2-laser
Comparance of fractional CO2-laser-mediated or plain daylight photodynamic therapy in a split-head design
Arms:
Ablative fractional laser- mediated daylight photodynamic therapy
Metvix cream
Metvix-cream was used for photodynamic therapy in all experimental arms
Arms:
Ablative fractional laser- mediated daylight photodynamic therapy, Conventional photodynamic therapy, Daylight photodynamic therapy, Pulsed dye laser-mediated photodynamic therapy
Size
120
Primary endpoint
Patient complete (%, P) or partial clearance (%, P)
2 year
Lesion-specific clearance (%, P)
2 year
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* at least 2 AKs located on both sides of the head (either the scalp, forehead, temples, or cheeks)
Exclusion Criteria:
* pigmented AKs, in situ-carcinomas, skin cancers, psoriasis or eczema on the treatment area
Protocol
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Updated at
2023-11-21
1 organization
1 product
2 indications
Organization
Helsinki University Central HospitalProduct
MetvixIndication
Photodamaged SkinIndication
Actinic Keratosis