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New Treatments for Actinic Keratoses of the Scalp

120 participantsStarted 2016-03-24

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

Patient complete (%, P) or partial clearance (%, P)

Timeframe: 2 year

Lesion-specific clearance (%, P)

Timeframe: 2 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05456334

SponsorHelsinki University Central Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-31

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