Can early intervention with CO2 laser therapy promote scar maturation following a burn injury?
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Burn injuryScarSkin - Other skin conditionsInjuries and Accidents - Burns
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000343404
- Lead Sponsor
- Prof Suzanne Rea
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Adults > 18 years of age
Two or more non-contiguous discrete burn areas
Each burn > 1% TBSA
Scars which would ordinarily be managed by pressure garments
All patients to be at least 3 months from burn injury
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnant or lactating females,
Facial scars
Keloid scars
Inability to give informed consent
Systemic glucocorticoid use
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the effect of CO2 laser treatment on the clinical outcome of burn scars versus standard scar therapy. This will be assess using scar assessment measures: Vancouver Scar Scale( VSS) and Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS)[3 months post 3rd laser treatment]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time in pressure garments assessed by medical records. [3 months post 3rd laser treatment];Need for reconstructive surgery assessed by medical records. [3 months post 3rd laser treatment.]