The Role of Fractional Vascular Laser Therapy in the Management of Burn Scars

University of Manitoba

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Burn Scar

Treatments: Device: Fractional Vascular Laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01619917

B2011: 075

Details and patient eligibility

About

While the literature tends to support the use of laser therapy in the management of burn scars, there is a definite lack of appropriately powered, randomized controlled trials. Laser therapy can be quite expensive when compared to other treatment modalities for burn scars, and while promising, its true usefulness has yet to be conclusively demonstrated. For this reason, our assessing the effects of fractional vascular lasers on burn scars. It has been hypothesized that the fractional vascular lasers work on mature scars to decrease scar formation, and the fractional laser works on scar that is quiescent to promote remodelling. The retexturing/ resurfacing of the laser theoretically can decrease the visibility of the mesh pattern created by meshed split thickness skin graft).

Objective:

To determine the benefit of fractional vascular laser treatment in improving burn scar height, texture, vascularity and pliability in late burn scars.

Enrollment: 6 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• living in Winnipeg
• burn scar 6-12 months old
• Fitzpatrick skin type I-III
• thermal burn scar on trunk or extremities

Exclusion criteria

• open wound

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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6 participants in 2 patient groups

Proximal

Active Comparator group

Description:

location of the scar proximal to heart

Treatment:

Device: Fractional Vascular Laser

Distal

Experimental group

Description:

location of scar distal to heart

Treatment:

Device: Fractional Vascular Laser