The Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Post Burn Scars
- Conditions
- Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
- Registration Number
- NCT04558944
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- Patients with hypertrophic post burn scars of approximately 64 cm2 surface area.
- 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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Scar appearance 6 months from inclusion Scar appearance by Vancouver Scar Scale. Minimum value 0. Maximum value 13. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Scar pruritus 6 months from inclusion Pruritus measured by Visual Analogue Scale. Minimum value 0. Maximum value 10. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Scar pain 6 months from inclusion Pain measured by Visual Analogue Scale. Minimum value 0. Maximum value 10. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Jorge Aguilera Sáez
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Jorge Aguilera Sáez🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain