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Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Recent Surgical Scars

NCT01201525 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2011-08-10

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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 surgical scars of at least 5cm will be divided into 2 parts and randomized. 1 part will be treated with 4 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments on a 4 weeks interval. The other part will serve as a within patient control. 1 and 6 months after the intervention both parts of the scar will be evaluated.

Conditions

  • Surgical Scars

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pulsed dye laser treatment

Part 1 of the surgical scar will be treated with 4 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments.

PROCEDURE

Control

Part 2 of the surgical scar will serve as a within patient control.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Evelien Verhaeghe, MD · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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