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CompletedNCT03578315Updated Aug 21, 2024

Advanced Harmonic Generation Microscopy for Treatment Assessment of Cutaneous Pigmentary Disorder

An interventional study of HGM in Solar Lentigo and Nevus Zygomaticus, sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-21.

Sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
20 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this study, the investigators demonstrated that in vivo THG microscopy can differentiate Solar lentigos (SL), Nevus zygomaticus(NZ) and normal skin based on the optical nature of melanin. This THG-based procedure provides a valuable tool for noninvasive determination of third-order nonlinear susceptibility of melanin within the skin. It can also provide real-time histopathology information for treatment follow-up, without performing an invasive skin biopsy.

Read the detailed description

A nonrandomized, controlled, split-face comparative study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety between quality-switched ruby laser (QSRL) and 532-nm picosecond Nd:YAG laser (532-PSNYL for SL, 1064-PSNYL for NZ) in the treatment of solar lentigo clinically and histologically by harmonic generation microscopy (HGM). After baseline photography and in vivo harmonic generation microscopy (HGM) imaging, QSRL and 532-PSNYL or 1064-PSNYL therapy for solar lentigos and nevus zygomaticus on the left and right side of the face, respectively, were performed for each subject. The subjects underwent follow-up assessment at weeks 3 and 6.

Statistical analysis: All data gathered went through decoding and were analyzed by blinded evaluators using SPSS software (version 20.0; IBM, Armonk, NY). All tests were two-sided. A P value of \< .05 was considered to be statistically significant.

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Conditions studied

  • Solar Lentigo
  • Nevus Zygomaticus

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Keywords

  • Solar Lentigo
  • Nevus Zygomaticus
  • Harmonic Generation Microscopy
  • In Vivo
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In context

Lentigo

28 studies on the registry are indexed under Lentigo; 2 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 50 is above the median of 30 across 25 interventional studies indexed under Lentigo.

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Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 2,615 studies on the registry; 576 are open to participants now.

Of its 11 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (18%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

  1. Main inclusion criteria:
  1. Subjects are aged 20 to 85 years at Screening, and can be either sex.
  2. Subjects are Fitzpatrick skin type III or IV.
  3. Subjects must have been diagnosed to have solar lentigos or nevus zygomaticus, which are larger than 4 mm in diameter on both sides of the face.
  1. Main exclusion criteria:
  1. Subjects have previous treatments on the solar lentigos or nevus zygomaticus.
  2. Subjects have a history of adverse reaction to laser treatments, including allergy to topical anesthesia application.
  3. Subjects have a history of chronic inflammatory disorder such as atopic dermatitis on the face.
  4. Subjects are pregnant or breast feeding.
  5. Subjects have frequent sun exposure (≥4 hours per day).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Solar lentigo

    25 Patients with Solar lentigo

    Device: HGM

  • Experimental
    Nevus zygomaticus

    25 Patients with Nevus zygomaticus

    Device: HGM

Interventions

  • DeviceHGM

    To Study the Efficacy and safety of QSRL and PSNYL in the Treatment of target: A nonrandomized, controlled, split-face comparative study

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 25 participants with Solar Lentigo and 25 participants with Nevus zygomaticus as assessed by clinical photographs

    The primary endpoint is the improvement of target at week 6 scored with a 7-grade. physician global assessment

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. 25 participants with Solar Lentigo and 25 participants with Nevus zygomaticus as assessed by Harmonic Generation Microscopy.

    The HGM system will be combined to provide the noninvasive microscopic images in SL and NZ sites during each follow-up for pathological diagnosis

    Time frame: 1-2 hours per case

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Study locations

1 site
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
    Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Aug 2018 to primary completion in Oct 2021, 38 months.

Of 11 interventional studies with no phase under Lentigo, half reached primary completion within 2 months of starting (the median); a quarter within 1 and three quarters within 13. This study's 38 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 10, 2018
First posted
Jul 6, 2018
StartActual
Aug 1, 2018
Primary completionActual
Oct 8, 2021
CompletionActual
Dec 1, 2021
Last update
Aug 21, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 21, 2024, 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
NCT03578315
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 6, 2018
Start date
Aug 1, 2018
Primary completion
Oct 8, 2021
Completion
Dec 1, 2021
Last update
Aug 21, 2024

Study contacts

Yi-Hua Liao
principal investigator · National Taiwan University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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