Non-Ablative Fractional Resurfacing of Total Knee Replacement Scars

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Epidermal Thickening, Unspecified

In brief

The condition to be studied is post-surgical scarring following primary total knee replacement, specifically whether fractional non-ablative laser therapy can be used to significantly decrease the morbidity of scarring.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02166138

Run by

Charles Cornell, MD

People needed

108

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2015-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients will be included if:
• They are indicated for primary total knee replacement
• Have no history of wound healing problems, chronic infection, or known skin or connective tissue disease.
• Are 18 years of age or older
• Have a skin type classified as a Fitzpatrick type I-VI.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients will be excluded for the following reasons:
• Any prior history of surgery on their knee
• Mental or psychological illness that prohibits the patient from completing the necessary forms

Where it is running

• Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)

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