Clinical trialNCT02632110CompletedPhase 2Interventional

Microneedle Lesion Preparation Prior to Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy (ALA-PDT) for AK on Face

SponsorDUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Enrollment137Actinic Keratosis

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the viability of microneedle lesion preparation (MN) to enhance treatment benefit when performed prior to ALA PDT to an actinic keratosis (AK) field on the face.

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Investigators

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Stuart Marcus, MD, PhD
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Study Director
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Sites

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

United States

Therapeutics Clinical Research
San Diego, California, United States
Ucsd Dermatology
San Diego, California, United States
Moore Clinical Research, Inc
Brandon, Florida, United States
Altman Dermatology Associates
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Shideler Clinical Research Center
Carmel, Indiana, United States
the Indiana Clinical Trials Center, Pc
Plainfield, Indiana, United States
Minnesota Clinical Study Center
Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Virginia Clinical Research, Inc.
Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Drugs studied

The drug and biological interventions registered on this study, normalized to their RxNorm ingredient where possible.

LinolenateTopical Solution Vehicle

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Registration & key dates

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

Start: 31 Mar 2016
Primary completion: 12 Sept 2016
Completion: 12 Sept 2016
Last update posted: 18 Jan 2018
Registered enrollment: 137
Registry id: NCT02632110

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