Therapeutic efficacy of laser therapy (carbon dioxide laser)with intralesional steroid injection versus cold therapy (cryotherapy) with intralesional steroid injection in the treatment of keloidal scar:a randomized controlled trial.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Keloid with less than or equal to 5 cms and 5 in number
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/01/005400
- Lead Sponsor
- JIPMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All the cases of keloids irrespective of gender, site of involvement, duration of lesions to be included in the study if they are
1. Keloid of size <= 5 cm in any dimension.
2. Multiple keloids <= 5 in numbers.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Age less than 12 years
2.Pregnant and lactating women.
3.Keloids with concomitant infection.
4.Coexisting inflammation in adjacent skin secondary to dermatological diseases (such as psoriasis, lichen planus, eczemas, etc.)
5.Patients with unrealistic expectations or psychiatric illnesses.
6.Preexisting bleeding disorder, renal or hepatic diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the therapeutic efficacy of combination of carbon dioxide laser followed by intralesional triamcinolone acetonide versus cryotherapy followed by intralesional triamcinolone acetonide in treatment of keloids.Timepoint: 3, 6, 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the recurrence rate following treatment with these two different combination therapies. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 12 months