Efficacy of Long Pulsed 1064nm Laser for Facial Skin Tightening

Skin Laxity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized-controlled Split-face Treatment of Facial Rhytids and Laxity in Asians Using Long-pulse 1064nm Laser

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01971736
• Other study ID #: R079h/55
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 7, 2013
• Last updated: October 23, 2013
• Start date: September 2012
• Est. completion date: January 2013

Study information

• Verified date: October 2013
• Source: Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Thailand: Ethical Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

We study the efficacy of 1 pass of stacking pulses of long pulse 1064nm laser on the face for skin tightening immediately post laser and 3 months follow up.

Description:

To study the efficacy on facial skin tightening and wrinkle reduction after a single pass of double stacking pulses of long pulse 1064nm laser on the face in skin types III-V immediately post procedure and at 3 months. The study is a split-face placebo-controlled single-blind study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 22
• Est. completion date: January 2013
• Est. primary completion date: January 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 35 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• ages 35-60 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of skin malignancy

2. Patients on immunosuppression

3. Patients with other known internal malignancy

4. Patients with malnutrition, vitamin or mineral insufficiency

5. Patients on colchicine, penicillamine

6. Patients with weight loss 7.5% of usual body weight within 3 months

7. history of botulinum toxin injection within 6 months

8. history of facial filler injection within 1year

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Skin Laxity
• Skin Tightening
• Wrinkle Reduction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Dept. of dermatology, Phramongkutklao hospital	Bangkok

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	visual analog scale		3 months	Yes