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Improvement of Pigmented Skin Lesions in Patients With Mastocytosis After Performing 2 Sessions of Pigment Laser

Not Applicable
Conditions
Cutaneous Mastocytosis
Interventions
Device: Pigment laser
Registration Number
NCT04377828
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Toulouse
Brief Summary

Cutaneous mastocytosis can be isolated or associated with systemic involvement. Urticaria pigmentosa affects around 80 to 85% of adult patients with cutaneous mastocytosis. It is also frequently present in patients with mastocytosis associated with systemic involvement (80% of patients in our experience).

This skin damage is one of the causes of deterioration in quality of life in patients with mastocytosis, through the loss of self-esteem, due to the appearance of lesions. However there are not treatment for urticaria pigmentosa.

Skin involvement in mastocytosis is linked to the accumulation of abnormal mast cells in the dermis. However, the mast cells are not pigmented and the brown-brown color characteristic of Urticaria pigmentosa is explained by melanin pigmentation of the epidermal basal layer.

Detailed Description

Cutaneous mastocytosis can be isolated or associated with systemic involvement. Urticaria pigmentosa affects around 80 to 85% of adult patients with cutaneous mastocytosis. It is also very frequently present in patients with mastocytosis associated with systemic involvement (80% of patients in our experience).

This skin damage is one of the causes of deterioration in quality of life in patients with mastocytosis, through the loss of self-esteem, due to the appearance of lesions. However ,there is not a treatment for urticaria pigmentosa.

Skin involvement in mastocytosis is linked to the accumulation of abnormal mast cells in the dermis. However, the mast cells are not pigmented and the brown-brown color characteristic of pigmentary urticaria is explained by melanin pigmentation of the epidermal basal layer. This characteristic is often described on skin biopsies of pigmentary urticaria analyzed in hematoxilin-eosin.

The 532 nm Q-Switched laser is known to improve lesions characterized by the presence of melanin pigment in the basal layer of the epidermis, with very little risks. This later is explained by the reduced penetration of light at 532 nm into the skin and the emission time of the laser light which is very low (of the order of a few nanoseconds) for Q-Switched lasers. In the literature, 2 case reports report an efficiency of the laser at 532 nm in this indication in adults.

The hypothesis of this study is that 2 sessions of Q-switched laser could improve the skin lesions of urticaria pigmentosa, leading to an improvement in self-esteem.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient with mastocytosis (diagnosis confirmed clinically according to international criteria)
  • Patient with pigmented skin lesions, of moderate to very severe severity (by comparison with a 4-point photographic scale: light, moderate, severe and very severe)
  • Major patient aged ≥ 18 years.
  • Patient with social security coverage
  • Patient having given written, free and informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with mastocytosis, without skin lesions
  • Patient with pigmented skin lesions, only of mild severity (by comparison with a 4-point photographic scale: mild, moderate, severe and very severe)
  • Patient with another cutaneous mastocytosis phenotype
  • Patient treated by a treatment known as a cytoreductive for mastocytosis: alpha interferon, cladribine, imatinib, midostaurin or any cytoreductive treatment being evaluated by clinical trial in mastocytosis
  • Patient under guardianship, or under curatorship, or not fluent in the French language or unable to understand and complete the study questionnaires
  • pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patients with tanned skin following photoexposure within 3 weeks of starting the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Laser interventionPigment laser1 to 2 sessions of pigment laser1
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Global clinical evolution of the skin M4 - Blind evaluatorMonth 4

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by blind evaluator in month 4 versus baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Psychological impact - Month 9Month 9

qualitative analysis of the patient verbatim after an interview

Global clinical evolution of the skin M1 - Blind evaluatorMonth 1

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by blind evaluator in month 1 versus baseline

Global clinical evolution of the skin M4 - Principal investigatorMonth 4

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by the principal investigator in month 4 versus baseline

Severity of a targeted pigment skin lesion - M4Month 4

the surface area of the target pigment skin lesion (mm2) versus baseline

Severity of a targeted pigment skin lesion - M9Month 9

the surface area of the target pigment skin lesion (mm2) versus baseline

Psychological impact - baselineBaseline

qualitative analysis of the patient verbatim after an interview

Global clinical evolution of the skin M9 - Blind evaluatorMonth 9

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by blind evaluator in month 9 versus baseline

Global clinical evolution of the skin M1 - Principal investigatorMonth 1

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by the principal investigator in month 1 versus baseline

Severity of a targeted pigment skin lesion - M1Month 1

the surface area of the target pigment skin lesion (mm2) versus baseline

Global clinical evolution of the skin M9 - Principal investigatorMonth 9

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by the principal investigator in month 9 versus baseline

Psychological impact - Month 4Month 4

qualitative analysis of the patient verbatim after an interview

Patient satisfaction - Month 1month 1

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by patient versus baseline

global patient satisfactionmonth 9

Analog visual scale from 0 to 10

Pigment laser toleranceDay 1

Analog visual scale from 0 to 10

Patient satisfaction - Month 4month 4

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by patient versus baseline

Patient satisfaction - Month 9month 9

Global clinical evolution with IGA " Improvement Global Assessment" (scale with 5 points : no improvement or aggravation/minimal improvement/moderate improvement/significant improvement/complete disappearance) by patient versus baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Larrey Hospital - Toulouse University Hospital

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Toulouse, France

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