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Cryotherapy in Combination with Red Light PDT for Actinic Keratosis of Full Face

Cryotherapy in Combination with Red Light PDT for Actinic Keratosis of Full Face

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18 years and older
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Phase 4

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Overview

40 patients randomized 1:1 to receive cryotherapy followed by 10% ALA gel Red light PDT vs. to 10% ALA gel Red Light PDT followed by cryotherapy.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female adult ≥ 18 years of age;
  2. 6-12 actinic keratosis grade I, II, and III on the full face.
  3. Willing to avoid excessive sunlight or ultraviolet (UV) light exposure, including the use of tanning beds, to the face or scalp during study participation.
  4. Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and negative urine pregnancy test at Baseline. FCBP who engage in activity in which conception is possible must use one of the approved contraceptive options: hormonal contraception; intrauterine device (IUD); tubal ligation; or partner's vasectomy; Male or female condom diaphragm with spermicide, cervical cap with spermicide, or contraceptive sponge with spermicide.
  5. Able and willing to give written informed consent prior to performance of any study-related procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of other skin conditions that may affect the study participant, investigator's ability to assess treatment, or intolerance to any ingredient in 10% ALA gel.
  2. Treatment with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), imiquimod, ingenol mebutate, diclofenac, photodynamic therapy, or other topicals and treatments for AK within the treatment area or within 2 cm of the treatment area, within 12 weeks of baseline.
  3. Use of liquid nitrogen, excision, curettage, dermabrasion, chemical peel or laser resurfacing in the treatment area within 60 days.
  4. Use of systemic retinoids (eg, isotretinoin, acitretin) within 6 months
  5. Women of childbearing potential who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant, or are lactating.
  6. Use of any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to enrollment or within 5 pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic half-lives, if known (whichever is longer).
  7. Any clinically significant (as determined by the Investigator) cardiac, endocrinologic, pulmonary, neurologic, psychiatric, hepatic, renal, hematologic, immunologic disease, or other major disease that is currently uncontrolled.

Study details
    Actinic Keratoses

NCT06745999

Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey

21 October 2025

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