Overview

The Comparative Efficacy of an Over the Counter Light Therapy Mask vs Over the Counter Topical Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% and Used in Combination With Over the Counter Adapalene Gel 0.1% for Mild to Moderate Acne

Status:
Withdrawn

Trial end date:
2020-02-05

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

This is a single-center prospective study of two standard-of-care treatments to evaluate the efficacy of the Neutrogena® Light Therapy Acne Mask an Over the Counter (OTC) Blue/Red light LED mask, as compared to the combination of topical OTC benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel and OTC adapalene 0.1% gel, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate facial acne. This will be an investigator-blinded, randomized, 12-week study to observe these over the counter treatments. The two arms will be: (1) Neutrogena® Light Therapy Acne Mask (MASK), (2) topical OTC benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel and OTC adapalene 0.1% gel (TOP). Both treatment groups in this study will also receive and use standardized, non-medicated cleansing and moisturizing products. All products will be purchased through commercial sources.

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

New York University School of Medicine
NYU Langone Health

Treatments:

Adapalene
Benzoyl Peroxide