Clinical Use of the Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Pathological Post Burn Scars
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Scar appearance
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
A prospective, randomized, controlled study. The patients were divided into two groups with twenty patients per group. The control group received the standard treatment for postburn scars. The treatment group received the standard treatment and treatment of postburn scars with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy 512 impulses of 0.15mJ/mm 2 in each session, twice per week for 4 weeks.
The investigators assessed the appearance of scar with the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS), pruritus and pain with Visual Analog Scale (VAS) before the start of the treatment and at 2 weeks and 5 months after the treatment.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with hypertrophic post burn scars of approximately 64 cm2 surface area.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients younger than 18 year.
- •Pregnant women.
- •Having a known skin condition (e.g. psoriasis, skin cancer etc.).
- •Immunosuppression.
- •Hemophilia .
- •Matured scars.
- •Scars located above the lungs, the bowels, the gonads or electronic implants.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Scar appearance
Time Frame: 6 months from inclusion
Scar appearance by Vancouver Scar Scale. Minimum value 0. Maximum value 13. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Secondary Outcomes
- Scar pruritus(6 months from inclusion)
- Scar pain(6 months from inclusion)