Blue Light Phototherapy

Study Purpose

This study will use Blue-light Photo-therapy to treat patients with psoriasis vulgaris and Grover's Disease.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years - 89 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient's aged 18-89 at time of enrollment. 2. Previous diagnosis of psoriasis vulgaris or Grover's disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. All Groups: Subjects who are younger than 18 years of age or older than 90 years of age. 2. Patients who have received topical or systemic treatment within the prior 2 weeks of planned phototherapy. 3. Patients prescribed any of the following drugs for issues not related to their psoriasis or Grover's disease.
  • - topical steroids.
  • - calcineurin inhibitors.
  • - methotrexate.
  • - retinoids.
  • - biologic agents.
4. Unable to schedule phototherapy sessions. 5. We will not recruit the following populations: adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), pregnant women, prisoners and other vulnerable populations.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT04343586
Phase

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N/A
Lead Sponsor

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Northwestern University
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Shuai Xu
Principal Investigator Affiliation Northwestern University
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Grover's Disease, Psoriasis Vulgaris
Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Adult treatment arm

Adults enrolled in the study will receive treatment (blue light phototherapy) on one area of their body affected by psoriasis or Grover's disease. The treatment area (restricted by size of the device) will be compared to untreated areas affected by disease on the same patient.

Interventions

Device: - Blue light phototherapy

Phototherapy- Wavelength: 417±15 nm

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Knute Martell, Chicago, Illinois

Status

Recruiting

Address

Knute Martell

Chicago, Illinois, 60611

Site Contact

Knute Martell

DermSensors@northwestern.edu

312-503-5910

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