Status:
COMPLETED
Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Recent Surgical Scars
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Ghent
Conditions:
Surgical Scars
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Hypothesis: Improvement of recent surgical scars after treatment with 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments. Study design: Prospective single blinded within patient controlled randomised trial. Recent su...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with planned surgical intervention leaving a scar from at least 5 cm in an area prone to hypertrophic scarring : neck, shoulders, chest, mandibular angle and extremities
- Age at least 18 years old.
- Patient able and willing to give written informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients with planned surgical intervention on hands, feet and genital area
- Patients with a history of photodermatoses
- Patients with a history of keloids
- Patients with a history of adverse outcomes related to PDL
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01201525
Start Date
November 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
August 10 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium, 9000