NCT00852280

Effects of Pulsed-Dyed Laser on Scar Formation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shriners Hospitals for Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify changes in color, thickness, and stiffness, of scars from skin grafting after burns when treated with a pulsed-dyed laser.

Detailed description

Pulsed-dyed lasers have been used in the past to treat scars from minor surgery as well as burns. The laser has been used at different times, close to injury or late after injury. Success or failure of the laser has been judged by subjective observer scales. In this study we will treat the seams of 1/2 of a skin graft with a pulsed-dyed laser, beginning about one month after surgery. We will use objective measures of color (redness on digital pictures), scar volume(via laser scanning), and elasticity(measured by BTC-2000) as well as subjective assessment by an independent observer and the patient.

Conditions

• Scars

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Treatment of 1/2 of skin graft with pulsed-dye laser	Pulsed-dye laser will be applied to 1/2 of the seam of the skin graft, using a 10mm spot size, and sufficient pulse-width and fluency to induce purpura.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-12-01
• Primary completion: 2011-01-01
• Completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2009-02-26
• Last updated: 2012-06-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States