The Role of Pulsed Dye Laser Therapy in the Management of Burn Scars
ConditionBurn Scar
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorUniversity of Manitoba
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects (good or bad) of pulsed dye laser treatment in burn scar height, texture, redness and pliability in acute burn injury.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
burn scar
living in Winnipeg
scar age one to 6 months
Fitzpatrick I-III skin type
Disqualifiers
open wound
active infection
previous scar treatment with steroid injection or interferon
established disposition towards keloid scarring
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
pulsed dye laser
Procedure/Surgerylaser energy
Treatment groups
6 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: ProximalActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: DistalActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Scar Characteristics
Examine characteristics of scar
Time frame
six monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov