NCT03416660

Efficacy of Different Densities of Fractional Carbon Dioxide in Treatment of Post Burn Scars

Comparison Between Effectiveness of Different Densities of Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser in Treatment of Postburn Scar.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare effectiveness of different densities of carbon dioxide fractional laser in the treatment of postburn scar.

Detailed description

The study included 25 Egyptian patients with burn scars recruited from the Out Patient Clinic, Dermatology Department, Cairo University. Each has three post burn scars, assigned to monthly fractional Carbon dioxide laser sessions with a total of 3 sessions. parameters are : Lesion A or part A parameters: 20 W, 800-1000μs dwell time, 2 to 3 stacks according to scar thickness, 900µm spacing (7.4% density). Lesion B or part B parameters: 20 W, 800-1000μs dwell time, 2 to 3 stacks according to scar thickness, 600µm spacing (12.6% density). Lesion C or part C parameters: 20 W, 800-1000μs dwell time, 2 to 3 stacks according to scar thickness, 300 µm spacing (25.6% density). 3 mm punch biopsy is taken before and one month after last session for assessment of collagen via (Masson's trichrome strain). In addition clinical evaluation is done via Vancouver \& Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale .

Conditions

• Scar

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Fractional Carbon Dioxide laser

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-07-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-23
• First posted: 2018-01-31
• Last updated: 2018-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt