NCT04947449

Potential Benefits of Laser Treatment on Skin Blood Flow and Sweating in Burn Survivors

Laser Therapy on Burned Skin

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 4 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine effects of laser therapy on blood flow and sweating responses in burn-injured skin.

Detailed description

This is a longitudinal study in which the effects of laser therapy on cutaneous vascular responses and sweating of the treated areas are assessed. Specifically, burn survivors who will undergo standard of care laser therapy to treat burn-related scars will perform whole-body heating and local heating procedures prior to the initiation of laser therapy, at an intermediate point during the laser therapy regimen, and upon conclusion of the laser therapy regimen. For this pilot investigation a placebo will not be incorporated. Primary outcome variables will be skin blood flow and sweating responses from skin treated with laser therapy and adjacent untreated/uninjured skin.

Conditions

• Burn Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	fractional CO2 laser	Standard of care laser treatment of burn-related injuries will be performed. This protocol assesses the effects of those treatments on skin blood flow and sweating responses.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-29
• Primary completion: 2025-03-01
• Completion: 2025-03-01
• First posted: 2021-07-01
• Last updated: 2025-03-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study