Laser Treatment for the Improvement of Scars and Scleroderma

NCT04567537 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2026-04-03

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Summary

In this study, the investigators seek to evaluate the effects of a laser treatment on the redistribution/regeneration of collagen on the clinical, microscopic, and molecular profiles of hypertrophic scars and scleroderma.

Conditions

  • Scars
  • Scleroderma

Interventions

DEVICE

Laser Treatment

Patients will receive three laser treatments at one-month intervals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dieter Manstein, MD, PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-02
Primary Completion
2025-04-10
Completion
2025-04-10
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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