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Pulse Dye Laser, burn scars for Burn Scars (LaserTherapy Trial)

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Led By Matthias Donelan, MD
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 months after the first laser procedure is completed
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LaserTherapy Trial Summary

Pulse-dye laser therapy has been used to treat the redness, tightness and discomfort of hypertrophic scars resulting from burn injuries. To date the effectiveness of laser therapy on children's burned scars has not been measured.

Eligible Conditions
  • Burn Scars

LaserTherapy Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 months after the first laser procedure is completed
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months after the first laser procedure is completed for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Matching Assessment of Scars and Photographs
Secondary outcome measures
Burn Outcomes Questionnaire

LaserTherapy Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Pulse Dye Laser, burn scarsActive Control1 Intervention
A scar will be located on the study subject's torso or thigh and divided in half. Some subjects will receive laser to both sides of their scar, while others will not receive any intervention to one side and laser to the other side. Each side will be evaluated during outpatient visits. 12 months after treatment is completed, 2 burn experts will rate each side of the scar without knowing its treatment.
Group II: No treatment to half of scarPlacebo Group1 Intervention
A scar on the child's torso or thigh will be divided in half. One side will receive laser treatment and the other half will receive laser or sham treatment.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
2,936 Previous Clinical Trials
13,198,643 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Burn Scars
57 Patients Enrolled for Burn Scars
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenOTHER
97 Previous Clinical Trials
23,884 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Burn Scars
44 Patients Enrolled for Burn Scars
Matthias Donelan, MDPrincipal InvestigatorShriners Hospitals for Children-Boston MA USA

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Laser Therapy for Treating Hypertrophic Burn Scars in Children
Mattias Donelan 2012. "Laser Therapy for Treating Hypertrophic Burn Scars in Children". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01653691.
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