Laser zaps rosacea redness: new study tests best settings
NCT ID NCT07410533
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a pulsed dye laser on 80 people with rosacea to see how well it reduces facial redness. Each person received one laser session with either a 6 or 10 millisecond pulse duration. Researchers checked redness, pain, and side effects up to one month after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 595-nm pulsed dye laser (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best laser settings to reduce facial redness in rosacea patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only one laser session. Results may not apply to all rosacea types or longer-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * participants aged 20-60 years with a clinical diagnosis of erythematotelangiectatic rosacea, in otherwise good general health, who provided written informed consent and agreed to complete the study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. active infection at the treatment site; 2. a history of keloid formation or a tendency to develop keloids; 3. a history of photosensitivity disorders; 4. facial laser treatment, chemical peeling, or facial surgery within the past 3 months; 5. pregnancy or breastfeeding; 6. concomitant treatment for rosacea; 7. participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening; 8. any other condition deemed by the investigator to make the subject unsuitable for participation; 9. presence of other facial inflammatory skin diseases.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China
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