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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 25 March 2013
Main ID:  NCT01212172
Date of registration: 22/09/2010
Primary sponsor: University of California, Irvine
Public title: Comparison of Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Different 810 nm Diode Lasers for Hair Reduction
Scientific title: Side-by-Side Comparison of 810 nm Diode Laser Technology With Low Fluence-High Repetition Rate vs Low Fluence-Vacuum Assist - A Split - Extremity Efficacy , Safety and Tolerability Study
Date of first enrolment: September 2010
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01212172
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Christopher B Zachary, MBBS, FRCP
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of California, Irvine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects must be at least 18 years of age.

2. Subjects must be in reasonably good health as defined by the Investigator.

3. Subject agrees to avoid tanning during their participation in this trial.

4. Subject has Fitzpatrick skin types I-V and dark brown hair.

5. Subjects must agree to avoid shaving legs less than 72 hours prior to a study visit.

6. Subjects have indicated willingness to participate in the study by signing an
informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject is pregnant, lactating, or planning to get pregnant within the study period.

2. Subject is unwilling to use birth control during the study period if of child bearing
age.

3. Subject has a known history of photosensitivity or use of medication with
photosensitizing properties.

4. Subject has skin disease on exam at screening.

5. Subject has history or evidence of any chronic or reoccurring skin disease or
disorder(e.g., psoriasis, Netherton syndrome, etc.) affecting the treatment area.

6. Subject has a history of keloid or hypertrophic scar formation.

7. Subject has a tattoo in the treatment area.

8. Subject has been tanning within the past 30 days.

9. Subject has history of confounding cancerous or pre-cancerous skin lesions in the
treatment area.

10. Subject has used prohibited therapies (electrolysis, threading, waxing, depilatory),
prohibited oral prescription medications (isotretinoin, steroids), or prohibited
topical meds (steroids) on the treatment area within 30 days prior to enrollment.

11. Subject is unwilling to discontinue use of above listed prohibitive therapies for the
duration of treatment.

12. Subject has a history of laser hair removal in the treatment area.

13. Subject has participated in any clinical trial involving an investigational drug or
cosmetic product or procedure within the past 30 days.

14. The investigator feels that for any reason the subject is not eligible to participate
in the study.

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Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hair Removal
Intervention(s)
Device: LightSheer
Device: Soprano/SHR
Primary Outcome(s)
Reduction in hair growth [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Hair follicle histology [Time Frame: Skin biopsy of treatment area taken at 24 hr after the. 1st and 5th treatment.]
Reduction in hair density [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2010-7704
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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