Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01303185
Pulsed Dye Laser for the Psoriatic Nail
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 25 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The treatment options for nail psoriasis have been limited, and the management of nail psoriasis has been challenging for physicians.To evaluate the effect of pulsed dye laser (PDL) in the treatment of nail psoriasis.
Detailed description
Psoriatic nails of patient's right hand were treated using PDL (595 nm) .The pulsed duration is 1.5ms, the beam diameter is 7mm, and the laser energy is 8.0 to 10.0 J/cm2. The treatment course of pulse dye laser is once monthly for 6 months. Psoriatic nails of both hands are treated with Tazarotene cream for 6 months. Clinical efficacy is statistically evaluated according to Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) score differences between right and left hand one month after 3rd and 6th therapy.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-02-01
- Completion
- 2012-02-01
- First posted
- 2011-02-24
- Last updated
- 2014-12-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Taiwan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01303185. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.