This study is being done to compare a new, continuous illumination and short Incubation time regimen of aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy#ALA- PDT) to a conventional regimen for treatment of Moderate or Severe Acne. The hypothesis is that the continuous illumination approach will be less or even no painful, but equally efficacious, as the old regimen.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
Aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy
Yunfeng Zhang
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGThe clearance rate of Moderate or Severe Acne
The clearance rate of Moderate or Severe Acne will be measured at one month after the last treatment
Time frame: The clearance rate of Moderate or Severe Acne will be measured at one month after the last treatment
Pain assessment
The pain will be assessed using Visual Analogue Scale#VAS) with a score range of 0-10. The higher the score, the greater the pain, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the most unbearable pain. Pain will be measured at different time points during and after every treatment #including immediately, 1st min, 3rd min, 5th min, 7th min, 10th min and 2nd h, 12th h, 24th h and 48th h after treatment.
Time frame: Immediately, 1st minute, 3rd minute, 5th minute, 7th minute, 10th minute and 2 hours, 12 hours, 24hours and 48 hours after treatment
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