Pilot Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of Laser Hair Depilation on Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Patients With Darker Skin Color

Part of paid clinical trials in Wilmington, Delaware.

Sponsor
Nemours Children's Clinic
Study ID
NCT06406621
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Pilonidal Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
10 Years - 21 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Laser hair depilation — PROCEDURE
    Laser hair depilation treatment with Nd:YAG laser every 4-6 weeks to obtain a total of 5 treatments. Similar to the control group, they will also receive the "best recommended standard care" including teaching on hair removal techniques and asked to perform either chemical or mechanical depilation as needed between treatments.

Study Details

Pilot randomized trial assessing the effectiveness of laser hair depilation on pilonidal disease recurrence in patients with darker skin color

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 1, 2025
Status verified
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2027
Completion
Sep 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
36 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • No Intervention: Standard Care
    Will be provided with the "best recommended standard of care" based on recommendations from published studies and guidelines2,10,13,25,26 including educating on the importance and application of chronic hair removal to provide a standardized education and training to all patients in the control group. They will have the option to schedule additional in-person visits for further education and training on hair removal.
  • Experimental: Laser group
    Description: Laser hair depiction treatment with Nd:YAG laser every 4-6 weeks to obtain a total of 5 treatments. Similar to the control group, they will also receive the "best recommended standard care" including teaching on hair removal techniques and asked to perform either chemical or mechanical depilation as needed between treatments.

Primary Outcome Measure

Disease Recurrence [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Nemours Children's Hospital DelawareWilmingtonDelaware19803
Peter Minneci

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