Effect of Subcision and Suction on Acne Scars

Northwestern University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Acne Scars

Treatments: Procedure: Subcision; Procedure: Suction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01696513

STU66710

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the use of standard treatment in conjunction with suction will improve acne scars compared to a standard treatment alone.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 and over
• Have bilateral rolling acne scars
• Are in good health
• Subject has the willingness and ability to understand and provide informed consent for the use of their tissue and communicate with the investigator.

Exclusion criteria

• Under 18 years of age
• Pregnancy or lactation
• Unable to understand the protocol or give informed consent
• Has mental illness
• Recent Accutane use in the past 6 months
• Prone to hypertrophic and keloidal scarring

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Subcision & Suction

Experimental group

Description:

Standard treatment for acne scars followed by suction.

Treatment:

Procedure: Suction

Procedure: Subcision

Subcision

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard treatment for acne scars only

Treatment:

Procedure: Subcision