Activation of Alternative Cellular Energy (ACE) Pathway in the Therapy of Herpes Virus Infections

Institute of Progressive Medicine500 enrolled

Overview

The research question to be addressed is whether indirect phototherapy based activation of the body's alternative cellular energy (ACE) pathway will lead to expedited healing of active herpes simplex virus (HSV) and herpes zoster virus (HZV)skin lesions, and also possibly inhibit both latent HSV infections and residual HZV infections.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

500

Conditions

Herpes Simplex Herpes Zoster

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of active, latent or residual HSV or HZV infection Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to provide Informed Consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Expedited healing of active lesions

Time frame: Within 1 day following therapy

Secondary Outcomes

Recurrence of lesions and/or symptoms

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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