Treatment of Self Harm Scars With Fraxel Laser

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Self Harm

• Registration Number: NCT05363969
• Lead Sponsor: Darius Mehregan

Brief Summary

Treatment of self harm scars with fractionated laser.

Detailed Description

Fractionated resurfacing lasers have been shown to be useful for scars including acne scars, burns scars and striae. We will treat self harm scars with 3 to 4 treatments using a "Fraxel" fractionated laser. Patients will be screened to ensure they are not actively engaged in self harm behaviors.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-21
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-06
• Study Start: 2022-07
• Primary Completion: 2023-07
• Study Completion: 2023-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Self harm scars

Exclusion Criteria

• Active self harm behaviors

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical improvement of scars	6 months	Patients will be assessed with pre and post treatment photography. Photographs will be taken at baseline and 1 month after the final treatment. After the final treatment both the investigator and patients will rate appearance of scarring as "worsened", "unchanged" or "improved" as compared to baseline.