Burn Scar Appearance After Treatment With Fractional Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser

Moy-Fincher Medical Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scars

Treatments: Device: Lumenis fractional carbon dioxide laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00969215

MF-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment of a burn scar is a more effective method for improving the appearance of scars than the current available treatments.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have a mature burn scar and desire revision
• Fluent in English
• Must reside in the Los Angeles vicinity for the duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

• Previous history of scar revision
• Non-English speakers
• Pregnant or cognitively impaired subjects

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Laser treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Half of each subject's scar will be treated with a fractional CO2 laser.

Treatment:

Device: Lumenis fractional carbon dioxide laser

No treatment

No Intervention group

Description:

Half of each subject's scar will not be treated.