Status:

COMPLETED

Blue Light Therapy of C. Acnes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Conditions:

Acne

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This proposal aims to investigate a novel light-based treatment to reduce morbidity in shoulder surgical patients. This has potential to improve outcomes and reduce health care utilization associated ...

Detailed Description

Participants will have two study visits (consent plus treatment and swabs for culture). These visits will be conducted at the main UW Hospital, UW Health at the American Center, or UW Health at 1 S. P...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy male
  • 18 years or older

Exclusion

  • Allergy to benzoyl peroxide or chlorhexidine
  • \<18 years of age
  • Previous history of shoulder infections
  • Antibiotics taken within one month of research visit
  • Immunocompromised state
  • Active cancer
  • Diabetic
  • Skin lesions or abrasions over the deltopectoral interval
  • Topical corticosteroid treatment to either shoulder or or systemic corticosteroid treatment within 2 weeks of research visit
  • Topical benzoyl peroxide treatment to either shoulder within 2 weeks of research visit
  • Blue light therapy treatment to either shoulder within 2 weeks of research visit
  • Prior incision over the deltopectoral interval of either shoulder
  • Contraindication to blue light treatment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 5 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 22 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04300010

Start Date

October 5 2020

End Date

January 22 2021

Last Update

May 10 2022

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University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792