Electrodermabrasion Compared to Dermabrasion
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Scar
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if electrodermabrasion improves the cosmetic appearance of raise or bumpy scars or scars that are a different color or texture than the surrounding skin resulting from dermatologic surgery and whether it is as good as to the already used method of dermabrasion.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01769989
- Run by
- University of California, Davis
- People needed
- 33
- Starts
- 2009-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-05-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Not incarcerated
- No mental impairments that could potentially interfere with the subject's ability to understand the various scar revision modalities and their potential risks and benefits, and thereby ability to provide informed consent
- No bleeding disorders
- A patient at UC Davis Medical Center's Department of Dermatology who has undergone a dermatologic surgery procedure and is not satisfied with the appearance of his/her scar
You may not qualify if…
- Incarcerated
- With mental impairment(s) that could potentially interfere with subject's ability to understand the various scare revision modalities and their potential risks and benefits, and thereby ability to provide informed consent
- With a bleeding disorder
- With any other contraindication to the treatment used in the study
- Not a patient at UC Davis Medical Center's Department of Dermatology
- Subjects who are not willing or able to return for follow-up assessments
- Subjects who are not able to give informed consent to enter the study
- Subjects who are not willing to complete the visual analog scale following treatment
Where it is running
- UC Davis, Department of Dermatology — Sacramento, California, United States
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