The Effect Of Light On Scar Appearance

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cutaneous Scars

In brief

The goal of this project is to examine the ability of light exposure to improve the appearance of cutaneous scars.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00544635

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

50

Starts

2005-11-01

Expected to finish

2006-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have two lesions that have been selected for excision
• Have two cutaneous scars from previous excisions as part of a standard of care
• Subjects are in good health
• Subject has a willingness and the ability to understand and provide informed consent for the use of their tissue and communicate with the investigator

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy or lactation
• Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent
• Subjects with mental illness

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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