Clinical trials: Photodynamic Therapy
Actinic Keratoses
Intra-individual Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Metvix® Natural Daylight Photodynamic Therapy Versus Conventional Metvix® Photodynamic Therapy in Subject With Mild Actinic Keratoses
The main objective of this study is to compare efficacy and safety of Metvix® natural daylight photodynamic therapy with those of Metvix® conventional photodynamic therapy with Aktilite™ lamp in subjects with mild actinic…
- Trial name
- CoMet (NCT01475071)
- Testing
- Metvix and natural daylight PDT, Metvix and conventional PDT
- Where
- 6 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Galderma R&D
Keratosis, Actinic
A Study to Assess Recurrence of Actinic Keratosis in Participants Treated With Methyl Aminolevulinate Hydrochloride Cream or Vehicle Cream Who Achieved Complete Response to Treated Lesions in Earlier Study
The primary purpose for this study is to assess recurrence of Actinic Keratosis in participants achieving complete response treated in earlier study.
- Trial name
- NCT04269395
- Testing
- MAL Cream, Vehicle cream
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Galderma R&D
Actinic Keratosis
Short Contact Protocols to Reduce Pain During 10% ALA Gel Red-light Photodynamic Therapy of Actinic Keratoses
The goal of this clinical trial is to see if shorter Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) treatment times will still be effective at treating actinic keratoses (AK) while reducing or eliminating the pain that patients sometimes experience…
- Trial name
- NCT06027619
- Testing
- Topical aminolevulinate (10% ALA gel), Red light illumination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Safety and Efficacy Study for the Treatment of Non-Aggressive Basal Cell Carcinoma With Photodynamic Therapy
The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness and safety of the medicine Ameluz® (5-aminolevulinic acid) in comparison to methyl-aminolevulinate (MAL), used with photodynamic therapy (PDT), to treat thin, non-aggressive BCC…
- Trial name
- NCT02144077
- Testing
- BF-200 ALA, methyl-aminolevulinate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH
Locally Advanced Lung Carcinoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
This Phase I/Il studies the side effects of endobronchial ultrasound guided interstitial photodynamic therapy work in treating patients with lung cancer that has spread to nearby tissues or lymph nodes.
- Conditions
- Locally Advanced Lung Carcinoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT03735095
- Testing
- Porfimer Sodium, Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle-Delivered Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Efficacy and Safety Study of PDT Using Photofrin in Unresectable Advanced Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (OPUS)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a combination of a drug, porfimer sodium (Photofrin), which is activated by a light from a laser that emits no heat.
- Trial name
- NCT02082522
- Testing
- Photodynamic therapy-Photofrin, Stenting procedure, Chemotherapy regimen
- Where
- 31 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Concordia Laboratories Inc.
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Comparison of Multifocal Electroretinogram Assessment in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSC) Between Laser Treatment Group and Photodynamic Therapy Group in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
This study is a comparison of multifocal electroretinogram assessment between the laser treatment group and the photodynamic therapy group in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT00803517
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Acute Humerus Fractures
Safety and Efficacy Study of the Treatment of Humerus Fractures
The purpose of this study is to collect safety and performance data on the use of the Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System (PBSS) when used to provide stabilization and alignment for the treatment of acute humerus fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT02394080
- Testing
- Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Lucentis Utilizing Visudyne (LUV Trial) Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The PDT/Lucentis trial will be a Phase IV comparative trial comparing the use of combination therapy with ITV ranibizumab and verteporfin PDT to ITV ranibizumab alone in patients with exudative AMD.
- Trial name
- NCT00423189
- Testing
- Ranibizumab (Lucentis), 0.5mg ranibizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David M. Brown, M.D.
Actinic Keratoses
Phase 3b Study of Metvix NDL-PDT Versus Metvix c-PDT in Subjects With Actinic Keratoses
This study was to be conducted as a multi-centre, randomized, investigator-blinded, active and vehicle-controlled, intra-individual (split-face/scalp) non-inferiority (regarding efficacy) and superiority (regarding pain) study.
- Trial name
- COMET2 (NCT01821391)
- Testing
- NDL-PDT, c-PDT
- Where
- 18 sites in France, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Galderma R&D
Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
Blue vs Red Light During Levulan Based Photodynamic Therapy in Patients With Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
The investigators will be testing whether aminolevulinate-based (Levulan™) Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) shows effectiveness in the treatment and prevention of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome (BCNS)…
- Trial name
- NCT02157623
- Testing
- Levulan, Red Light PDT, Blue Light PDT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Edward Maytin, MD, PhD
Actinic Keratoses
Daylight Photodynamic Therapy for Actinic Keratosis
This is a randomized, single-blind controlled trial with parallel group design to determine whether daylight photodynamic therapy (PDT) affords a reduction in treatment symptoms of pain, burning, and pruritus as measured by 1)…
- Trial name
- NCT03322293
- Testing
- Aminolevulinic Acid Topical 20% Topical Solution, BLU-U blue light phototherapy illuminator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Metvix PDT in Participant With "High Risk" Basal Cell Carcinoma
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is the selective destruction of abnormal cells through light activation of a photosensitiser in the presence of oxygen. These cells accumulate more photosensitiser than normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00473343
- Testing
- Metvix® cream
- Where
- 7 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Galderma R&D
Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Photodynamic Therapy With HPPH Compared to Standard of Care Surgery in Treating Patients With Oral Cavity Cancer
This randomized phase II clinical trial studies how well photodynamic therapy with HPPH works compared to standard of care surgery in treating patients with oral cavity cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03090412
- Testing
- HPPH, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Photodynamic Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Actinic Keratosis
Controlled Study of the Occurrence of Actinic Keratosis on the Face After Cryotherapy + Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) Photodynamic Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine if Levulan photodynamic therapy (PDT) is safe and effective in the treatment of actinic keratoses (AK) on the face, following treatment with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02239679
- Testing
- Aminolevulinic Acid, Topical Solution Vehicle, BLU-U
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Keratosis, Actinic
The Use of Microneedles to Expedite Treatment Time in Photodynamic Therapy
The aim of this study is to investigate how varying incubation periods of topical aminolevulinic acid after pretreatment with microneedle application can facilitate the penetration and efficacy of photodynamic therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02594644
- Testing
- Microneedle Roller, Aminolevulinic Acid, Blue Light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
DENT IMPLANTS, LASER
Clinical and Microbiologic Outcomes of aPDT in the Non-surgical Treatment of Implant Inflammation
The purpose of this study is to compare clinical outcomes (change in bleeding sites (BOP) and probing depth reduction (PPD) after mechanical debridement of implant surfaces at sites exhibiting plaque induced inflammation with or…
- Trial name
- NCT04187053
- Testing
- Conventional mechanical therapy, Saline, Methylene Blue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Actinic Keratosis
Microneedle Lesion Preparation Prior to Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy (ALA-PDT) for AK on Face
The purpose of this study is to determine the viability of microneedle lesion preparation (MN) to enhance treatment benefit when performed prior to ALA PDT to an actinic keratosis (AK) field on the face.
- Trial name
- NCT02632110
- Testing
- ALA, Topical Solution Vehicle, IBL 10 mW
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lung Cancer
Photodynamic Therapy Using HPPH in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Blocks the Air Passages
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses a drug, such as HPPH, that becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light. When the drug is active, tumor cells are killed.
- Trial name
- NCT00528775
- Testing
- HPPH, endoscopic procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Macular Degeneration, Choroidal Neovascularization
A Safety and Efficacy Study Comparing the Combination Treatments of Verteporfin Therapy Plus One of Two Different Doses of Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide and the Verteporfin Therapy Plus Intravitreal Pegaptanib
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination treatments in wet age-related macular degeneration. The combination treatment consists of verteporfin photodynamic therapy and either triamcinolone acetonide or pegaptanib…
- Trial name
- VERITAS (NCT00242580)
- Testing
- Verteporfin photodynamic therapy, Pegaptanib, Triamcinolone acetonide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals