A Clinical Trial of Pulsed-dye Laser Versus Timolol Topical Solution Versus Observation on the Growth of Hemangioma in Newborn

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Hemangioma
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
Up to 3 Months
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Prevention
Participants needed
126 (estimated)
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to find out if pulsed dye laser treatment or timolol maleate 0.5% gel can help infants who have a hemangioma. The investigators also want to find out if pulsed dye laser treatment and timolol maleate 0.5% gel are safe to use without causing too many side effects. Hemangioma is a common type of birthmark. These birthmarks happen when many new blood vessels grow in a sp…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects aged less than 3 months, male or female. 2. Infant with one or more superficial hemangiomas in the preproliferative phase or very early proliferative growth phase. 3. Absence or minimal appearance of the lesion at birth 4. More pronounced appearance within 1 month of…
Contacts

Thanh Nga T Tran, MD PhD

617 724-4937

ttran2@partners.org

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Yakir Levin, MD

617 724-4937

YLEVIN2@PARTNERS.ORG

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