NCT03848013

Treatment of Melasma Using Q-switched Nd: YAG Laser and Fractional CO2 Laser Separately and in Combination

Reatment of Melasma Using Q-switched Nd: YAG Laser and Fractional CO2 Laser Separately and in Combination

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kasr El Aini Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

* All participants will be divided into 2 groups : Group A \& Group B. * Group A will be subjected to 3 consecutive sessions of Q-switched 1,064 nm Nd: YAG laser to one side of the face \& fractional co2 laser to the other side of the face with one month interval between sessions. * Group B will be subjected also to 3 consecutive sessions of Q-switched 1,064 nm Nd: YAG laser to one side of the face \& an additional fractional co2 laser to the other side of the face using the above mentioned parameters with one month interval between sessions. * Response to treatment will be assessed using the Melanin Index (MI) score, Melasma Area and Severity Index (MASI) score, spectrophotometer ( Derma catch, colorix, Neuchatel, Switzerland ) and a subjective self-assessment method.

Conditions

• Melasma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Q switched Nd YAG laser	Laser device emitting Q switched Nd YAG aiming for skin toning
DEVICE	Fractional CO2 laser	Laser device emitting fractionated ablative laser aiming for skin resurfacing

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-04-01
• Completion: 2019-06-01
• First posted: 2019-02-20
• Last updated: 2020-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt