The aim of our study is to determine the time to resolution of individual acne lesions using a popular handheld heat based device in comparison to no treatment and to standard topical therapy with benzoyl peroxide in order to determine its effectiveness in the spot treatment of acne vulgaris. Patient satisfaction and potential side effects will be examined as well.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Subjects will apply the actual device to every inflammatory acne facial lesion on one half of the face and no treatment to every inflammatory acne lesion on the other half of the face at 6 hour intervals for a total of 3 treatments. Follow up will occur daily over a 5 day period.
Subjects will apply the actual device to every inflammatory acne facial lesion on one half of the face at 6 hour intervals for a total of 3 treatments. Subjects will apply benzoyl peroxide to the other half of the face daily for 5 days.
Skin Care Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Time to resolution of individual acne lesions
Subjects will be photographed daily and the progression of individual acne lesions will be followed. Time to resolution of each lesion will be determined for the various treatment groups.
Time frame: 5 days
Device tolerability
Device tolerability will be assessed daily by asking the subject about adverse effects experienced from the treatments. At the end of 5 days, subjects will be asked to rate the various treatments based on ease of use and how much the side effects bothered him or her.
Time frame: 5 days
Split-face investigator's static global assessment
Split-face investigator's static global assessments will be conduced daily on subjects for 5 days.
Time frame: 5 days
Acne lesion counts
Lesion counts will be performed daily for 5 days.
Time frame: 5 days
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