Clinical trialNCT00355485CompletedPhase 2Interventional

Microdermabrasion for Acne

SponsorUniversity of MichiganEnrollment24Acne Vulgaris

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Summary

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The purpose of this research project is to study the effect of micordermabrasion to try to improve the appearance of facial acne. The microdermabrasion machine is a hand-held device that directs pressurized aluminum oxide crystals at its target accompanied by a suction device. It is not yet clear how much improvement can be seen with these treatments or exactly how the skin's response causes these improvements. In this study, we are interested in learning how well microdermabrasion works to improve the symptoms of acne.

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Investigators

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Darius Karimipour, MD
University of Michigan
Principal Investigator
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John J Voorhees, MD
University of Michigan
Study Chair
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

University of Michigan Department of Dermatology
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study — it may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 30 Sept 2006
Primary completion: 31 Jul 2007
Completion: 31 Jul 2007
Last update posted: 10 Jul 2015
Registered enrollment: 24
Registry id: NCT00355485

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