Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Recent Surgical Scars

Surgical Scars Clinical Trial

Official title: Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Recent Surgical Scars: A Prospective Single Blinded Within Patient Controlled Randomized Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Hypothesis: Improvement of recent surgical scars after treatment with 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments.

Study design: Prospective single blinded within patient controlled randomised trial. Recent surgical scars of at least 5cm will be divided into 2 parts and randomized. 1 part will be treated with 4 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments on a 4 weeks interval. The other part will serve as a within patient control. 1 and 6 months after the intervention both parts of the scar will be evaluated.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Surgical Scars

• NCT number: NCT01201525
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University Hospital, Ghent
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2009
• Completion date: August 2011