Efficacy of Shockwave-Enhanced Contractubex Gel on Burn Scars
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Burn
- Registration Number
- PACTR202009682240691
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
Ages were between 20 and 50 years old
patients had hypertrophic scars for 3–12 months after a second or third-degree thermal burn at the upper limb, lower limb, or trunk.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients had electrical or chemical burns.
keloid, open wound.
Peripheral vascular diseases, previous scars in the treated area.
Skin disease, diabetes, arrhythmias, pacemaker implantation.
Tumors, being pregnant.
Patients had any other treatments for scar area (in the tested region) under investigation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Each scar characteristic was assessed with a Modified Vancouver Scar Scale and separately scored with 0 scores as referred to normal skin and higher scores as referred to greater pathology. These characteristics include; Pigmentation {scores: normal (0), hypopigmentation (1), mixed pigmentation (2) and hyperpigmentation (3)},Vascularity {scores: normal (0), pink (1), red (2), and purple (3) }, Pliability {scores: normal (0), supple (1), yielding (2), firm (3) banding (4) and contracture (5) }, and Height {scores: normal or flat (0), 0-1mm (1), 1-2mm (2), 2-4mm(3), and >4mm(4) } The summation of characteristics scores is commonly used to assess the overall severity of the scars
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The patient’s pain and itching from the scar were evaluated by a visual analog scale (VAS) as each patient determined the level of his/her pain and itching by a number located between 0 and 10. Zero refers to very low pain and itching, whereas 10 refers to severe pain and itching.