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Laser Therapy for Treating Hypertrophic Burn Scars in Children

NCT01653691 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2012-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pulse-dye laser therapy has been used to treat the redness, tightness and discomfort of hypertrophic scars resulting from burn injuries. To date the effectiveness of laser therapy on children's burned scars has not been measured.

Conditions

  • Burn Scars

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pulse-Dye Laser

Laser therapy will be applied to either one half or both halves of the subject's burn scar. Laser will be re-applied every 4-6 weeks for a total of 3 administrations.

PROCEDURE

Sham

No treatment to one side of subject's scar.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shriners Hospitals for Children

    collaborator OTHER

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Donelan, MD · Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston MA USA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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