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Atopic DermatitisNCT06516783

Blue Light in the Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Diseases

A study testing Full Body Blue GEN 1.0 device in people with Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis Vulgaris, run by Medical University of Lodz at 1 site in Poland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of full-body blue light irradiations in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases (atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema) and chronic pruritus in adult and pediatric populations. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 8 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis Vulgaris, Eczema
What is being tested?
Full Body Blue GEN 1.0 device
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
41 participants
Where
1 sitePoland
Study dates
27 Nov 2020to 25 Nov 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 8 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Informed consent to participate in a medical experiment
  • Age above 8 years of age
  • Diagnosis of psoriasis / eczema / atopic dermatitis
  • Chronic pruritus (lasting more than 6 weeks)
  • Good general health (no history of other clinically significant diseases according to the doctor's assessment)
  • A patient who is able to understand the information related to the experiment, meet the requirements contained in the protocol of the experiment, who undertakes to strictly follow medical recommendations and appear on time for visits.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to ultraviolet or blue radiation
  • Age under 8 years of age
  • Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the experiment
  • Patients who participated in another experiment / clinical trial within 30 days prior to inclusion in the experiment
  • Patients unwilling or unable to respect the requirements of the experiment
  • Patients with skin diseases other than inflammatory skin diseases or chronic pruritus
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  • Planned hospitalizations or surgical procedures during the medical experiment
  • Patients using medications with proven phototoxic effect
  • Diastolic blood pressure> 95mmHg and <65mmHg
  • Patients with congenital or acquired immune disorders
  • Patients with a history or at the time of the examination diagnosed with a malignant skin cancer, severe actinic keratosis or dysplastic moles
  • Patients diagnosed with genophotodermatosis, increasing the risk of skin cancers, including xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne's syndrome, Bloom's syndrome)
  • Patients addicted to alcohol / drugs in the last 12 months

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Poland1 site
  • Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz

    Lodz

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of Blue Light Emitted by LED Lamps Using the PHLECS Device in the Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Diseases

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of full-body blue light irradiations in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases (atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema) and chronic pruritus in adult and pediatric populations.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

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  • If blue light irradiations have an impact on the improvement in skin condition
  • If blue light irradiations affect the patients' quality of life
  • If blue light irradiations decrease pruritus

Participants will:

  • Be administered phototherapeutic blue light (453 nm) for 15 minutes to each side of the body (30 minutes in total), 3-5 times per week. The study is scheduled for a maximum of 60 irradiations of blue light.
  • Complete the Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaire and a 10-item pruritus severity scale
  • Be assessed using dermatologic scales
  • Have blood samples collected
Read the detailed description

After giving written, informed consent, skin examination will be performed (including photo documentation) and each patient will have skin phototype assessed according to Fitzpatrick's scale. A detailed medical history will be collected. In addition, patients will complete the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire and 10-item pruritus severity scale. Clinical assessment will be performed depending on the disease:

PASI, PGA, VAS, 10-item Pruritus Severity Scale - psoriasis vulgaris;

IGA, VAS, 10-item Pruritus Severity Scale - eczema;

SCORAD, EASI, VAS, 10-item Pruritus Severity Scale - atopic dermatitis;

VAS, 10-item Pruritus Severity Scale - chronic pruritus.

On day 0, before the start of the treatment blood samples will be collected. Optionally, with additional consent, a skin biopsy will be taken. The study is scheduled for a maximum of 60 irradiations of blue light (maximum 3 cycles of 20 irradiations each). Phototherapeutic light (wavelength 453 nm, irradiance 40mW/cm2; dose 36J for 15min treatment) will be administered for 15 minutes to each side of the body of the patient (30 minutes in total), 3-5 times per week using the PHLECS Full Body Blue device (with European Community Certificate number 2238613CE01).

Visits schedule:

Visit 1 - First irradiation;

Visit 2 - evaluation of the effectiveness and safety after 10 sessions of blue light phototherapy, blood sample collection;

Visit 3 - evaluation of the effectiveness and safety after 20 sessions of blue light phototherapy (= after the first cycle of irradiation), Blood sample collection;

Visit 4 - evaluation of the effectiveness and safety after 30 sessions of blue light phototherapy, Blood sample collection;

Visit 5 - evaluation of the effectiveness and safety after 40 sessions of blue light phototherapy (= after the second cycle of irradiation), Blood sample collection;

Visit 6 - evaluation of the effectiveness and safety after 50 sessions of blue light phototherapy, Blood sample collection;

Visit 7 - end of treatment visit - after 60 sessions of blue light phototherapy (= after the third radiation cycle), during which we will re-evaluate the condition of the skin, quality of life, safety of the device used and blood samples will be taken. Optionally, with additional consent, a skin biopsy will be taken. If, for any reason, the study is terminated earlier or if the skin lesions have completely disappeared before 60 irradiations - the end of treatment visit will take place earlier;

Visit 8 - assessment of the clinical condition 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

During blue light therapy, follow-up visits will be performed to assess the safety and effectiveness of the device. At the last control visit (end of treatment visit) the same parameters will be assessed as during the first one. In the case of remission of skin lesions earlier than envisaged in the study protocol, the end of treatment visit will take place earlier. Photographic documentation will be carried out at each visit. During the treatment patients will be allowed to use emollients. Statistical analysis will be performed.

Being tested
Full Body Blue GEN 1.0 device
Medical subject headings
Dermatitis, Atopic, Eczema, Pruritus

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Full Body Blue GEN 1.0 deviceDevice

    Full body blue irradiation in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases and chronic pruritus

Study groups in NCT06516783
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
patients with psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, eczema and chronic pruritusExperimentalThe study is scheduled for a maximum of 60 irradiations of blue light (maximum 3 cycles of 20 irradiations each). Phototherapeutic light will be administered for 15 minutes to each side of the body of the patient (30 minutes in total), 3-5 times per week. • Device Full Body Blue GEN 1.0 device (built by PHLECS B.V.) with European Community (EC) Certificate (number 2238613CE01) is used in the study. The device provides phototherapeutic light through light panel with treatment Light Emitting Diodes - LEDs (wavelength 453 nm, irradiance 40mW/cm2; dose 36J for 15min treatment) to one side of the body of the patient who is lying flat on an examination bed
Receives: Device: Full Body Blue GEN 1.0 device

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Statistically significant change in PASI (Psoriasis Area Severity Index) score of the patients after blue light irradiation

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in skin condition of the patients after blue light irradiations using:

    PASI - Psoriasis Area Severity Index (0-72 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

  2. Statistically significant change in PGA (Physician's Global Assessment) score of the patients after blue light irradiation

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in skin condition of the patients after blue light irradiation using:

    PGA - Physician's Global Assessment (0-5 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

  3. Statistically significant change in VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) score of the patients after blue light irradiation

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in skin condition of the patients after blue light irradiation using:

    VAS - Visual Analogue Scale (0-10 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) in patients with psoriasis vulgaris, atopic dermatitis, eczema and chronic pruritus

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

  4. Statistically significant change in 10-item Pruritus Severity Scale score of the patients after blue light irradiation

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in skin condition of the patients after blue light irradiation using:

    10-item Pruritus Severity Scale (3-20 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) in patients with psoriasis vulgaris, atopic dermatitis, eczema and chronic pruritus

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

  5. Statistically significant change in IGA (Investigators' Global Assessment) score of the patients after blue light irradiation

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in skin condition of the patients after blue light irradiation using:

    IGA - Investigators' Global Assessment (0-5 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) in patients with eczema

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

  6. Statistically significant change in SCORAD (SCORing Atopic Dermatitis) score of the patients after blue light irradiation

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in skin condition of the patients after blue light irradiation using:

    SCORAD - SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (0-103 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) in patients with atopic dermatitis

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

  7. Statistically significant change in EASI (Eczema Area Severity Index) score of the patients after blue light irradiation

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in skin condition of the patients after blue light irradiation using:

    EASI - Eczema Area Severity Index (0-72 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) in patients with atopic dermatitis

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

  8. Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index)

    Statistically significant (p <0.05) change in DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index; 0-30 points; higher scores mean a worse outcome) after blue light irradiations in patients with psoriasis vulgaris, atopic dermatitis, eczema, chronic pruritus

    Measured: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Jul 2024
  2. Study start27 Nov 2020
  3. Primary completion25 Nov 2022
  4. Study completion25 Nov 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
41 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06516783
Sponsor's protocol ID
UMED-RNN/223/20/KE
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
18 Jun 2024
Last updated
24 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Sadowska M, Narbutt J, Nolberczak D, Ciazynska M, Skibinska M, Sobolewska-Sztychny D, Aubert D, Lesiak A. Prospective Clinical Study: Full-Body Blue Irradiation in the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024 Sep;14(9):2631-2643. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01248-3. Epub 2024 Aug 24.

    PubMed 39180711

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Full Body Blue GEN 1.0 device in people with Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis Vulgaris, run by Medical University of Lodz at 1 site in Poland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Poland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Statistically significant change in PASI (Psoriasis Area Severity Index) score of the patients after blue light irradiation (time frame: From the date of the first irradiation (visit 1) until the cessation of therapy, up to 25 weeks. In case of earlier cessation of therapy, the evaluation will be conducted at the last visit and then 4 weeks after the cessation of therapy.). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06516783, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jul 2024.

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