Efficacy of IPL in acne
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Acne vulgaris.Acne vulgaris
- Registration Number
- IRCT201201178656N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
In our study inclusion criterions were the presence of at least 5 persistent erythematous macules on every side of the patients' face and these macules should be complication of inflammatory acne lesions and these macules should be persistent even with receiving at least two months of standard treatments. Exclusion criterions were oral retinoid use from 6 months before the study, necessity of systemic treatments (i.e. nodulocystic or scarring acne), history of keloid, vitiligo, drugs that exacerbate or remit acne lesions, history of skin cancer, photosensitivity disorders and history of poor wound healing such as diabetes mellitus
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Persistent erythematous macules of facial acne. Timepoint: Before the study, before every IPL session, 1 and 3 months after last IPL session. Method of measurement: Counting and photography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Erythema. Timepoint: One week after every IPL session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Pain. Timepoint: One week after every IPL session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Photosensitivity. Timepoint: One week after every IPL session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Swelling. Timepoint: One week after every IPL session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Blister. Timepoint: One week after every IPL session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Crusting. Timepoint: One week after every IPL session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.