Using Light Therapy to Treat Toe Nail Fungus

Phase 2

• Conditions: Onychomycosis
• Interventions: Device: light therapy

• Registration Number: NCT00771732
• Lead Sponsor: Nomir Medical Technologies

Brief Summary

To see if four sessions of light therapy successfully treats nail fungus.

Detailed Description

This study is a one year study which includes four treatment sessions of light therapy looking for clinical and mycological improvement.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-05
• Study First Submitted: 2008-07-07
• Status Verified: 2008-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-10-10
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-13
• Last Update Posted: 2008-10-13
• Primary Completion: 2009-08
• Study Completion: 2009-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• toe nail fungus, not infolving lunula
• between ages 18-70 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• not on systemic anti-fungal medications

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	light therapy	Light therapy
2	light therapy	6 minute "session" given with machine "off"

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
clinical improvement	six months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mycological negative	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Paula Angelini, DPM; 🇺🇸 Southborough, Massachusetts, United States