🧑 Human 🎲 Randomized trial, self-controlled 👥 10 participants ⌛ single treatment -> 4-week follow-up · 2010 · Canada (Montreal)
Radiant near infrared light emitting Diode exposure as skin preparation to enhance photodynamic therapy inflammatory type acne treatment outcome
Barolet & Boucher · Lasers Surg Med · 2010
The protocol this study used
Wavelength
970 nm
Dose
72 J/cm²
Sessions
1
Per session
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What the authors concluded
This randomized, controlled, and rater-blinded trial revealed a significant difference in median reduction of inflammatory lesions on the IR pre-treated (73%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 51-81%) versus the control side (38%, 95% CI 8-55%) 1 month after PDT (P<0.0001). Clinical assessment of severity was also significantly lower on the IR-treated side than on the control side (median 1, 95% CI
Source
Dosimetry extracted by Vladimir Heiskanen in Photobiomodulation (PBM) research - a comprehensive database. Citation resolved against PubMed.