CO2 Laser Phototherapy for Management of Mature Burn Scars

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Burn Scar

In brief

Evaluate mature burn scars before and after treatment with CO2 for patients age 3-21 while comparing the treated areas to an untreated control area in the same patient.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03197649

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

15

Starts

2017-05-22

Expected to finish

2019-04-29

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-16

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 3 to 21
• Patients with mature burn scars that are at least two years old from burn injury and that have not previously undergone CO2 laser therapy for scar revision.
• Scars in all body areas with the exception of face, genitals or hands will be considered eligible for the study
• Entry into this study is open to pediatric patients of both genders.
• Entry into this study is open to pediatric patients of all ethnic backgrounds.
• Entry into this study is open to females of childbearing potential with a negative urine or serum pregnancy test

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with scars less than 2 years old
• Patients with contraindications to laser treatment (i.e.: active acne infections/ treatment with isotretinoin, active Zoster infection)
• Patients receiving other forms of scar revision therapy such as other laser types, steroid injections, or surgical excisions.

Where it is running

• Shriners Hospitals for Children — Sacramento, California, United States

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