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Comparing outcomes of scars when managed by silicone gel sheet with laser resurfacing versus silicone gel sheet alone

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: L76-L76- Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/04/066060
Lead Sponsor
Command hospital eastern command
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Patients operated with sternal approach for any disease

Exclusion Criteria

Multiple sternotomies

Surgical site infections

Previous history of local radiotherapy to chest wall

Pateints unwilling to enroll in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
A Modified Vancouver Scar Score will be used due to non-availability of simple non-invasive scar scoring systems. The scar scale was modified to suit an Indian setup where invasive methods are not feasible for large population and invasive methods may be distasteful to the study population. A few parameters i.e., maximum scar width, pruritus, and type of scar were added to get a more reliable noninvasively obtained data with simple tools. Best scar score will be 0 while worst scar score will be 20Timepoint: End of first, second and third month post op. Final examination done on 6month completion post op
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pre post analysis within same groupTimepoint: Pre intervention examination as per modified VSS on end of first month and post intervention examination on end of 6 months post op
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