Pilot Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of Laser Hair Depilation on Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Patients With Darker Skin Color
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Pilot randomized trial assessing the effectiveness of laser hair depilation on pilonidal disease recurrence in patients with darker skin color
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 10
Maximum Age: 21
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age: 10-21 years
• Diagnosis of pilonidal disease
• Fitzpatrick skin type IV, V, or VI
Locations
United States
Delaware
Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware
RECRUITING
Wilmington
Contact Information
Primary
Peter Minneci, MD
peter.minneci@nemours.org
302-333-9549
Backup
Lindsey Asti, PhD
lindsey.asti@nemours.org
302-651-5888
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-10-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 36
Treatments
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.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Nemours Children's Clinic
Collaborators: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)