# Photodynamic Therapy for Cutibacterium Acnes (C. Acnes) Decolonization of the Shoulder Dermis

> **NCT04636242** · PHASE3 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Rothman Institute Orthopaedics** · enrollment: 120 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- C. Acnes
- Phototherapy
- Postoperative Infection
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
- Shoulder Surgery

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Skin Biopsy
- **DRUG:** 5 Aminolevulinic Acid + Phototherapy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04636242
- **Lead sponsor:** Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2019-08-22
- **Primary completion:** 2021-08-31
- **Final completion:** 2021-08-31
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04636242

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04636242, "Photodynamic Therapy for Cutibacterium Acnes (C. Acnes) Decolonization of the Shoulder Dermis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04636242. Licensed CC0.

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