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TerminatedNCT02214706Updated Feb 8, 2017

Treatment of Port Wine Stains Using Pulsed Dye Laser, Erbium Yag Laser and Topical Sirolimus

An interventional study of Sirolimus and Erbium yag laser in Port-Wine Stain, sponsored by Erasmus Medical Center. Terminated at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-02-08.

Sponsored by Erasmus Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Lack of efficacy / adverse events
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
17
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to improve the therapeutic outcome of laser therapy for port wine stains by using a combination treatment of the pulsed dye laser (PDL), erbium yag laser and topical sirolimus.

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In the first treatment period all patients will receive a total of five treatments with two week intervals. Every patient will receive the following four treatments (utilizing a template with separate squares of 1cm2): 1) PDL treatment followed by topical sirolimus application after Er:Yag laser ablation of the stratum corneum compared with 2) PDL treatment followed by topical sirolimus application without Er:Yag laser ablation of the stratum corneum, 3) PDL treatment only and 4) sirolimus application only. After the six months follow-up period, during the second treatment period, patients will receive an additional five treatments of the adjacent cosmetic unit of the treated part of the PWS, employing the most successful of the four treatment modalities as evaluated after the first treatment period.

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Conditions studied

  • Port-Wine Stain
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In context

Hemangioma, Capillary

83 studies on the registry are indexed under Hemangioma, Capillary; 8 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 17 is below the median of 33 across 56 interventional studies indexed under Hemangioma, Capillary.

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Lead sponsor

Erasmus Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 466 studies on the registry; 179 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject has provided informed consent;
  • Subject is ≥ 18 years of age at time of screening;
  • Subject has an extra-facial homogenous Port Wine Stain (PWS);
  • The PWS is large enough in size to fit one of the templates
  • Subject has not received any laser treatment of the PWS in the last 3 months (in the treatment area);
  • The PWS has a minimal erythema grading score of 3 (on a 4 point scale) in the opinion of the investigator;
  • Screening blood safety values are within normal parameters or regarded as not clinically significant in the opinion of the investigator.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • PWS with a nodular/hypertrophic component in the treatment area;
  • PWS on cosmetically unacceptable locations in the opinion of the investigator;
  • For women: pregnant or breast feeding during the treatment period;
  • Women of child-bearing potential, unless they are using adequate contraceptive measures
  • Subject is known to have immune deficiency, or is immune compromised
  • Known allergy to sirolimus or other constituents of the study medication;
  • Incapacitated subjects;
  • Any medical or psychiatric condition which, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude the participant from adhering to the protocol or completing the study per protocol.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
17 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    sirolimus topical 40microgram/cm2

    sirolimus topical 40microgram/cm2

    Drug: Sirolimus

  • Experimental
    Pulsed Dye Laser + Erbium yag + sirolimus

    Pulsed Dye Laser + Erbium yag laser + topical sirolimus

    Drug: Sirolimus · Other: Erbium yag laser · Device: Pulsed Dye Laser

  • Experimental
    Pulsed Dye Laser + topical sirolimus

    Pulsed Dye Laser + topical sirolimus

    Drug: Sirolimus · Device: Pulsed Dye Laser

  • Experimental
    Pulsed Dye Laser

    Pulsed Dye Laser

    Device: Pulsed Dye Laser

Interventions

  • DrugSirolimus

    sirolimus (40 µl) will be applied under occlusion, using van der Bend patch-test chambers (size: 1cm2), and left in situ for 7 days.

    Also known as: Rapamune

  • OtherErbium yag laser

    Er:Yag laser ablation of the stratum corneum

  • DevicePulsed Dye Laser
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage clearance assessed colorimetrically

    Time frame: 10 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Erasmus MC
    Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3015CA, Netherlands
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References and documents

Publications

  • Greveling K, Prens EP, van Doorn MB. Treatment of port wine stains using Pulsed Dye Laser, Erbium YAG Laser, and topical rapamycin (sirolimus)-A randomized controlled trial. Lasers Surg Med. 2017 Jan;49(1):104-109. doi: 10.1002/lsm.22548. Epub 2016 Jun 20. PubMed 27320685 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 8, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02214706
Lead sponsor
Erasmus Medical Center
Responsible party
M.B.A. van Doorn (MD, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 12, 2014
Start date
Jul 2014
Primary completion
Jan 2016
Completion
Dec 2016
Last update
Feb 8, 2017

Study contacts

Martijn van Doorn, MD, Phd
principal investigator · Erasmus Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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