NCT03697447

Endermotherapy With Burn Hypertrophic Scars

Randomized, Controlled, Within-patient, Singleblind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of 12-weeks of Endermotherapy With Adult Burn Survivors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Mechanical massage or endermotherapyTM is applied to scar tissue with the intended therapeutic value being the promotion of structural or physiological changes. These proposed changes are meant to induce more pliability, so that skin possesses the strength and elasticity required for normal mobility. The advantage of mechanical massage compared to manual massage is that it provides a standard dosage using rollers and suction valves to mobilize the tissue. However, research documenting and supporting this effect is lacking. The objective of this proposal is to document the effect of 12 weeks of endermotherapy treatment on hypertrophic scar characteristics, including erythema, pigmentation, pliability, and thickness in adult burn survivors and their subjective evaluation of itch, pain and overall scar outcome through a prospective, randomized, controlled, within-patient, single-blinded study.

Detailed description

Patients will receive 12 weeks of endermotherapy , 3 times a week.

Conditions

• Burn Scar

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Endermotherapy	Endermotherapy massage (mechanic massage) of burn scar

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-13
• Primary completion: 2020-02-05
• Completion: 2020-02-05
• First posted: 2018-10-05
• Last updated: 2024-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada