Early Intervention With Non-ablative Fractional Laser to Reduce Cutaneous Scarring

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cicatrix
• Interventions: Device: non-ablative laser

• Registration Number: NCT02645773
• Lead Sponsor: Bispebjerg Hospital

Brief Summary

To investigate intervention with early application of non-ablative laser to prevent scarring in the skin

Detailed Description

To intervene in scar formation at three different time-points

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-09
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study First Submitted: 2015-12-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-12-31
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Study First Posted: 2016-01-05
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 2016-02-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• good health
• men
• Skin type 2-3
• non-smokers
• presenting full medical record

Exclusion Criteria

• active skin disease in test area
• resent UV-exposure in test area
• history of keloid
• current or resent cancer
• uncontrolled systemical disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pre-laser	non-ablative laser	non-ablative laser Laser Pre-wounding low dose laser Pre-wounding medium dose laser Pre-wounding high dose
Immediate-laser	non-ablative laser	non-ablative laser Laser low dose - immediate after wounding Laser medium dose - immediate after wounding Laser high dose - immediate after wounding
Post-laser	non-ablative laser	non-ablative laser Laser low dose - post wounding Laser medium dose - post wounding Laser medium dose - post wounding

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To measure the clinical effect on scarring of non-ablative laser intervention at the three time-points	3 months after	Clinical evaluation by scar scales

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bispebjerg Hospital; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark