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NCT Number: NCT02124733

Protocols for Painless Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) of Actinic Keratoses

This study is being done to compare a new, continuous illumination regimen of ALA-PDT (Aminolevulinate-Photodynamic Therapy) to a conventional regimen for treatment of actinic keratoses. The hypothesis is that the continuous illumination approach will be less painful, but equally efficacious, as the old regimen.

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Key information

Conditions

Actinic Keratosis Keratosis Keratosis, Actinic Neoplasms Precancerous Conditions Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

About this study

This study is being done to compare a modified version of the standard ALA-PDT (Aminolevulinate-Photodynamic Therapy) treatment of actinic keratoses, to a modified version in which light exposure begins immediately after application of the Levulan. We hypothesize that this will yield a therapeutic efficacy equivalent to the standard ALA-PDT regimen, but will cause less pain during the light exposure. The study employs a bilateral design in which the left versus right sides of the treatment area are compared in the exact same patient. There are 3 arms of the study, each having a different time duration of light exposure in the modified regimen to determine which one is most efficacious

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Males or females, at least 18 years of age
  • Non-hyperkeratotic actinic keratoses, at least 6 in number (3 on each side of scalp, face or upper extremities)

Exclusion criteria

  • patient is currently pregnant or are planning to conceive during the course of the study period
  • patient is using topical therapy or other treatment for these actinic keratoses
  • patient has a known hypersensitivity to 5-aminolevulinic acid

Treatment and study plan

Aminolevulinic acid based photodynamic therapy

Procedure

The PDT treatments will be done in two stages. ALA (Levulan® Kerastick™) will be applied to the entire treatment area, and then the longer light exposure (lasting up to 1 hr) will be performed on one-half of the treatment area (Side A). After that, a shorter (16 min 40 sec) light exposure will be done on the other half (Side B).

Other names: Levulan® Kerastick™, Blu-U

Primary outcomes

  1. AK clearance

    Time frame: at 3 months post-treatment

    The primary endpoint is treatment efficacy (AK lesion clearance at 3 months). The specific aim of this study is to establish proof-of-principle for the concept that a long delivery period of blue light from the Blu-U device, using the standard fluence rate but starting only 15 min after the application of Levulan and lasting 1 hour (fluence of 360 J/cm2), can provide a clearance rate of AK lesions comparable to a standard regimen of Blu-U light (fluence of 10 J/cm2) beginning 1 hr after LevulanTM application.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain during illumination

    Time frame: During treatment through post-treatment Day4

    The secondary endpoint is pain during illumination. The hypothesis is that efficacy at 3 months will be statistically equivalent with the two approaches, but pain will be significantly less with the continuous treatment regimen.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic

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Registry information

Official study title

Simultaneous Incubation/Illumination Versus Short Aminolevulinate Preincubation for Painless Photodynamic Therapy of Actinic Keratoses

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 28, 2014
Registry last updated
Oct 10, 2023

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