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Parameters in Fractional Laser Assisted Delivery of Topical Anesthetics: Role of Laser Type and Laser Settings
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of pretreatment with two different ablative laser modalities, a CO2 laser and an Er:YAG laser, and to assess the role of laser density in fractional laser assisted topical anesthesia.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 4 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 15 |
| Start date | 2016-03 |
| Completion | 2016-08 |
Conditions
- Local Anesthesia of the Skin
Interventions
- Fractional CO2 laser, 2.5 mJ, 5% density
- Fractional CO2 laser, 2.5 mJ, 15% density
- Fractional Er:YAG laser, 9 mJ, 5% density
- Fractional Er:YAG laser, 9 mJ, 15% density
- Fractional CO2 laser, 50 mJ, 5% density
- AHES
Primary outcomes
- Pain score — After 15 minutes incubation time of the anesthetics
The main study parameter is pain, as scored on a VAS from 0-10 (0: no pain; 10: worst imaginable pain).
Countries
Netherlands