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Background CREST is an acronym for the cardinal clinical features of the syndrome (Calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly, and Telangiectasia) and part of the heterogeneous group of sclerodermas.

Calcinosis is the pathologic calcification of soft tissues. When symptomatic, they can be tender and painful, ulcerate, and drain a white chalky substance. With time, heterotopic bone formation may occur. Inflammatory reactions also intermittently occur at the site of calcinosis. It has been suggested that TGF-beta3 plays a major role in the pathogenesis of calcinosis.

A variety of medical therapies have been used to try to alleviate patient symptoms. These include pharmacological approaches (e..g., warfarin), surgical curettage or excision, as well as carbon dioxide laser treatments. No consistently reliable pharmacological treatment seems to be available to prevent or eliminate calcinosis. Curettage and excision and carbon dioxide laser of localized painful large deposits can relieve symptoms but recurrence is common. In addition, aggressive curettage or excision can damage deeper neurovascular structures. While calcinosis is associated with significant morbidity its treatment remains a challenge.

Photobiomodulation (PBM) has been shown to promote wound healing, suppress inflammatory reactions and regulate collagen synthesis in a number of in vitro and in vivo studies.

Human skin contains photolabile nitric oxide (NO) derivatives which decompose after UVA irradiation and release vasoactive NO. However, aside from blue light, barely nothing has been reported about the effects of red and NIR wavelengths.

Method A custom-built air tight sleeve which envelopes the forearm of a subject will be used to measure the NO emanating from the skin under photobiomodulation conditions (red & NIR) and quantified by chemiluminescence detection.

Simultaneously, CREST patient's hands exhibiting calcinosis and/or Raynaud phenomenon will be exposed to exogenous gaseous nitric oxide (INOMAX) to determine the vascular impact of this approach.

This case series will assess Light Emitting Diode (LED) based PBM therapy as a treatment alternative for cutaneous calcinosis and the effects of gaseous NO on calcinosis and/or Raynaud phenomenon in CREST patients.


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NCT number NCT03972566
Study type Observational
Source RoseLab Skin Optics Laboratory
Contact Daniel Barolet, MD
Phone 450-686-4744
Email daniel.barolet@mcgill.ca
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase
Start date June 20, 2019
Completion date September 1, 2019

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