Comparative Study Between Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection Alone and Combined Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection With Either Long-pluse Nd YAG or Erbium Yag for Treating Hypertrophic or Keloid Scars

Somdech Phra Nangchao Sirikit Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Keloid; Hypertrophic Scar; Laser

Treatments: Device: Fotona dynamis: Long pulse Nd YAG + Er YAG laser; Drug: Triamcinolone acetonide injection; Device: Fotona Dynamis: Long pulse Nd YAG + Er YAG laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07263100

RP009/66

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the effectiveness of hypertrophic or keloid scar treatment with either intralesional corticosteroid injection alone or combined intralesional corticosteroid injection with either long-pulse ND YAG or Erbium YAG

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individual with hypertrophic or keloid scars on any location
• Size of hypertrophic or keloid scars not larger than 20 cms in diameter

Exclusion criteria

• Any topical or procedural treatment on scar in last 6 months
• Current corticosteroid use
• Bleeding disorders or coagulopathies
• Pregnancy or nursing
• Chronic kidney diseases
• Chronic liver diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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20 participants in 3 patient groups

Keloidal scar

Active Comparator group

Description:

Randomly assigned keloid scar to each intervention (IL KA)

Treatment:

Drug: Triamcinolone acetonide injection

Keloidal scar 2

Experimental group

Description:

Randomly assigned keloid scar to each intervention (IL KA + ND YAG)

Treatment:

Device: Fotona dynamis: Long pulse Nd YAG + Er YAG laser

Keloidal scar 3

Experimental group

Description:

Randomly assigned keloid scar to each intervention (ILKA + Er YAG)

Treatment:

Device: Fotona Dynamis: Long pulse Nd YAG + Er YAG laser