762 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a non-ablative 1470 nm laser in treating scarring alopecia in adults. The study will also investigate the biochemical molecular pathways involved in laser therapy by analyzing hair follicle gene expression before and after laser treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does a non-ablative laser work to effectively treat scarring alopecia? 2. What molecular pathways are associated with the laser's effects on hair follicles in scarring alopecia? Participants with scarring alopecia will: * Receive 3 laser treatments, spaced 1 month apart (Month 1, Month 2, Month 3), and attend 5 follow-up visits (Month 4, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12 and Month 15) * Have hair follicle samples collected via hair plucking of 10 hairs prior to the start and 1-month post-completion of laser treatments for gene expression analysis of inflammatory and fibrosis pathways implicated in scarring alopecia. Hair samples will be de-identified and kept anonymous. * Fill out questionnaires at each visit * Keep a diary of any side effects from laser treatments
This research study is being conducted to assess the ability and efficiency of two laser systems to break up kidney stones during ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy for kidney stone treatment.
This research study aims assess whether the Difference Frequency Generation (DFG) laser could be a better alternative to the CO2 laser in terms of reduced side effects and patient downtime.
This is a single institution, single surgeon, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the Boston Scientific Lumenis Pulse 120H Moses 2.0 holmium laser versus the Olympus Soltive Superpulsed thulium fiber laser (TFL) for medium-to-large stones in the mini PCNL setting.
The purpose of this study is to develop a protocol for biofilms disinfection with a FDA cleared, clinically approved and commercially available Er,Cr:YSGG laser treatments. This protocol will be testing local single topical application of Lasers within the canal system in patients going through routine endodontic treatment, evaluate its potential as anti-biofilm treatment and compare it to other currently used antibacterial protocols.
Trans-perineal focal laser ablation represents a promising alternative focal therapy option for patients with low-risk or favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer. FLA has been extensively utilized for over a decade in the treatment of PCa using different anatomical approaches. The proposed study differs from past ones in that a trans-perineal approach with reduced risk of infection will be used in contrast to the current trans-rectal approach. In addition, high frequency micro-ultrasound imaging will be used to enhance imaging and facilitate accurate needle placement and FLA of the index lesions. The aim of this study is to evaluate FLA as a potential optimal therapeutic intervention based on safety, ease of use, efficacy, and cost.1 FLA holds promise for the management of localized tumors. The combination of the trans-perineal focal laser ablation and micro-ultrasound imaging will enable targeted trans-perineal fusion laser induced thermal therapy of prostate cancer lesions. This approach offers significant potential advantages over traditional interventions including: * Improved dynamic ultrasound imaging of the lesion to be treated compared to traditional ultrasound techniques. * Enhanced ability to visualize and spare critical structures within the prostate, including the bladder neck, neurovascular bundle (NVB), urethral sphincter and organs in close proximity including the rectum. * Sparing these structures should translate into improved preservation of ejaculation, limited changes in sexual function and minimal transient incontinence following treatment.
The primary objective of our study is to determine the efficacy of combined topical cysteamine cream with a 1927 diode non-ablative laser (Clear + Brilliant Permea®; Solta Medical, Inc.), compared to topical cysteamine (Cyspera) alone in the treatment of melasma. The main questions it aims to answer are * If melasma treatment with topical cysteamine cream is more effective when used with the Clear \& Brilliant® Permea laser * The safety \& efficacy of melasma treatment in various skin types using the Clear \& Brilliantt® Permea laser in combination with topical cysteamine. Participants will * Come into our office for an initial screening appointment to determine if participant is eligible for the study * Come in for 3 laser treatments, 4 weeks apart, on 1 side of the face * Use the study provided Cyspera topical cream every day on the entire face for the 12 weeks on the study. Researchers will compare the side of the participants face not treated with laser to the side of the face treated with laser. The participants will be using Cyspera on both sides of their face.
This study will assess the feasibility and efficacy of our Virtual Reality Pain Alleviation Therapy (VR-PAT) for pain management during pediatric and young adult outpatient laser procedures and evaluate the impact of VR use on reducing anxiety in patients undergoing dermatologic laser procedures. The investigators hypothesize that patients using VR-PAT will report less pain and anxiety during the laser procedure than patients who do not play the game.
Single-center, open-label, baseline-controlled, pilot study evaluating the use of a Nonablative 1470 nm laser for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia and scarring alopecia.
To determine whether following Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser treatment, application of autologous cell suspension obtained via enzymatic and mechanical preparation will reduce negative side effects from CO2 laser and decrease the time of healing following treatment.
This serves as a registration trial. It aims to record short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes of patients treated with targeted laser ablation of biopsy confirmed prostate cancer. Outcomes will be categorized as: 1- Procedure Related, 2- Perioperative - Adverse Events that may occur within 90 days, 3-Oncologic: Recurrence of cancer in treatment area, de-novo tumors, conversion to radical surgery, radiation or cryoablation, emergence of metastasis, 4- Functional: Sexual and Urinary function following treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of diode laser photocoagulation of the communicating vessels in twin-to- twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) with respect to maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Erchonia HLS Laser is effective in the treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder in children and adolescents aged five (5) to twelve (12) years.
The objective of this clinical study is to assess the safety and efficacy of using a laser and hair growth factors in the treatment of male-pattern hair loss. Participating subjects will receive up to two (2) treatments per month for 6 months with the laser and post-treatment topically applied hair growth factors and will have a 6 month follow-up period.
Optical coherence tomography guided laser treatment of basal cell carcinoma
In this study, the investigators seek to evaluate the effects of a laser treatment on the redistribution/regeneration of collagen on the clinical, microscopic, and molecular profiles of hypertrophic scars and scleroderma.
In this study, we are enrolling subjects with moderate to severe acne vulgaris and investigating the use of a commercially available laser in treating acne.
Scarring from burn wounds remains a chronic and often severe sequela of burn injury. Burn wounds may be left to heal by secondary intention or treated with surgical skin grafting; in both circumstances, significant scars likely result. When surgical skin grafting is employed, skin graft harvest sites ("donor sites") likewise result in clinically significant scars. This study will have interventional and observational components. Patients will receive the standard fractional ablative CO2 treatments to their scars resulting from burn wounds allowed to heal by secondary intention and/or those treated with skin grafts. These will be prospectively observed for the duration of the study as well as adjacent normal skin. In addition, a donor site that meets inclusion criteria that would not have otherwise received LSR will be identified as a treatment site. Patients with have one half of their donor sites randomized to standard of care (SOC) treatment, which consists of wound dressings, compression therapy, physical and occupational therapies and the other half randomized to SOC + ablative fractional CO2 laser therapy (LSR).
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of MLS laser therapy as a treatment for pulmonary complications due to COVID-19 infection.
The present study represents an extension of the previously concluded randomized clinical trial "Laser-Assisted Regenerative Surgical Therapy for Peri-implantitis" (HUM00124386). The aim of the study is to compare the adjunctive effect of laser over mechanical debridement alone in the maintenance of peri-implant tissues after surgical treatment of peri-implantitis (gum disease around implants).
The laser emits an infrared light that heats the skin and underlying tissues with the purpose of temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain, as well as stiffness associated with arthritis. The laser also causes a temporary increase in blood flow. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether laser therapy can provide pain relief and speed the healing of venous leg ulcers.
This study is designed to explore the safety and the effectiveness of the Tixel device. This device performs fractional treatment of the skin by applying thermal (heat) energy to the skin. The study shall compare the safety and the effectiveness of the Tixel with the safety and the effectiveness of a laser device which is currently cleared for marketing in the US.
This study is examining the effects of the 2940 nm Er:YAG on atrophic facial acne scars under optical coherence tomography in terms of blood flow, vessel shape, skin roughness, collagen content, and epidermal thickness.
This trial seeks to determine if therapy with a CO2 laser to the vagina is more effective than lidocaine to the opening of the vagina before intercourse to reduce painful intercourse in women who are breast cancer survivors. This study will also be looking at whether or not the CO2 laser improves pelvic floor function, bowel and bladder function, and sexual function before and after treatment.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate if using Erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser, Erbium YAG laser (Er:YAG) laser could have adjunctive benefits to the conventional standard mechanical debridement to ablate the infected tissue around the dental implant and detoxify the contaminated implant surface for resolving peri-implant infection and enhance bone regeneration of peri-implant defects.
Patients with bilateral hidradenitis in the axilla, groin and/or inframammary will be treated on one side with the Alexandrite hair removal laser. The other side will serve as the control.
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate whether the use of the new CO2 - 9.3μm short-pulsed laser increases the caries resistance of occlusal pit and fissure surfaces in patients in addition to fluoride therapy. This will be quantified by visual exams with the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II), SOPROLIFE daylight and blue fluorescence, and DIAGNOdent Laser Light-induced Fluorescence. This is a randomized, single blind, prospective, split mouth controlled, clinical trial over 12 months.
A single center prospective, randomized, controlled split face study comparing a 532nm KTP laser with a 595nm PDL for the treatment of Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea and Papulopustular Rosacea. Subjects will receive laser treatments and will be followed at 6 weeks post-final laser treatment.
Abdominoplasty is a common cosmetic operation. Some investigators believe that the risk of complications is reduced by limiting the operative dissection. However, this can compromise the quality of the result. This study was undertaken to investigate the blood supply of the abdominoplasty skin flap during surgery using laser fluorescent imaging. An imaging agent is injected and the fluorescence is recorded using a near-infrared laser. The blood supply is tested after a limited dissection and then after a traditional dissection to determine whether an extended dissection reduces the skin circulation. The study hypothesis is that there is no difference in blood supply and the traditional abdominoplasty does not compromise skin circulation.
Endovenous laser treatment is a minimally invasive procedure that has been shown to be a safe and effective treatment for varicose veins. Essential to the successful ablation of refluxing veins by endovenous laser treatment is the use of tumescent anesthesia. One of the components of tumescent anesthesia is lidocaine, a commonly used local anesthetic. While lidocaine can be used safely as long as serum concentrations remain low, its use carries the risk of lidocaine toxicity. In order to minimize the risk of lidocaine toxicity it is desirable to use the minimum effective concentration of lidocaine needed to manage pain during a procedure. This study seeks to determine if a ¼ lower concentration of lidocaine in tumescent anesthesia will function as well as the standard dose for pain management in endovenous laser treatments. If we find that this is the case, we will be able to reduce the risk of lidocaine toxicity in patients undergoing endovenous laser treatment, while maintaining their comfort throughout the procedure. This will be achieved through a direct comparison of intra- and post-operative pain for patients randomized to receive either the ¼ tumescent lidocaine concentration or the standard lidocaine concentration.