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Stromal Vascular Fraction injectable as treatment of adherent burn scars.

Conditions
Burn scars
10040795
fibrosis
hypertrophic skin
Registration Number
NL-OMON49720
Lead Sponsor
Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria

- Patients seen by the plastic surgeon in Burn Centre Beverwijk or Groningen
with adherent scars caused by burns, necrotic fasciitis or degloving injury
with no history of prior surgical treatment of the scar, other than skin
transplantation.
- Minimum age of 18
- Patient has an adherent scar (minimum scar age: 12 months) caused by burns,
necrotic fasciitis or degloving injury, for which fat grafting is indicated
- Competent adults

Exclusion Criteria

- Previous scar treatment with fat grafting in selected scar
- General exclusion criteria for fat grafting procedure: pregnancy, BMI < 18
- Skin melanoma in patient*s history
- Unwillingness to commit to the study protocol and show up for all follow up
moments
- Insufficient proficiency in Dutch to the extent that clear communication is
not possible

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome parameter is change in scar pliability, measured by the<br /><br>Cutometer Skin Elasticity Meter 575 (Courage and Khazaka GmbH, Cologne,<br /><br>Germany) between pre- and 12 months post grafting. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
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