Electrodermabrasion Compared to Dermabrasion

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Scar
• Interventions: Procedure: Electrodermabrasion; Procedure: Dermabrasion

• Registration Number: NCT01769989
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Davis

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if electrodermabrasion improves the cosmetic appearance of raise or bumpy scars or scars that are a different color or texture than the surrounding skin resulting from dermatologic surgery and whether it is as good as to the already used method of dermabrasion.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-15
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-17
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Not incarcerated
• No mental impairments that could potentially interfere with the subject's ability to understand the various scar revision modalities and their potential risks and benefits, and thereby ability to provide informed consent
• No bleeding disorders
• A patient at UC Davis Medical Center's Department of Dermatology who has undergone a dermatologic surgery procedure and is not satisfied with the appearance of his/her scar

Exclusion Criteria

• Incarcerated
• With mental impairment(s) that could potentially interfere with subject's ability to understand the various scare revision modalities and their potential risks and benefits, and thereby ability to provide informed consent
• With a bleeding disorder
• With any other contraindication to the treatment used in the study
• Not a patient at UC Davis Medical Center's Department of Dermatology
• Subjects who are not willing or able to return for follow-up assessments
• Subjects who are not able to give informed consent to enter the study
• Subjects who are not willing to complete the visual analog scale following treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Eletrodermabrasion	Electrodermabrasion	The side treated with electrodermabrasion will be burned with an electric cautery machine to remove the outermost layer of skin as well as the lumps and bumps and a small area of surrounding skin.
Dermabrasion	Dermabrasion	The side treated with dermabrasion will be scraped with a sterile piece of sandpaper until the outermost layer of skin and lumps and bumps have been removed and a small layer of surround skin.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Electrodermabrasion compared to dermabrasion	3 months	To determine if electrodermabrasion improves the cosmetic appearance of scars that result from dermatologic surgery better than the current method of dermabrasion.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UC Davis, Department of Dermatology; 🇺🇸 Sacramento, California, United States