Clinical trials: Scar
Burns
Comparison of Skin Substitutes Used in Burn Care
The purpose of this study is to determine if using a DERMAL LAYER under skin grafts: 1. will reduce scar formation of skin grafts 2. will reduce burn wound contractures 3.
- Trial name
- Quad (NCT00676013)
- Testing
- Integra, AlloDerm, Homograft
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Surgical Adhesions
Study of PXL01 Versus Placebo to Inhibit Adhesion Formation After Flexor Tendon Surgery
The objectives of the study are to assess efficacy, safety, and handling of PXL01 in patients with flexor tendon injury in zone I or II.
- Trial name
- PHSU02 (NCT01022242)
- Testing
- PXL01
- Where
- 15 sites in Denmark, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Pergamum AB
Prepubertal Labial Adhesions
Treatment of Prepubertal Labial Adhesions
First-line treatment for labial adhesions in prepubertal girls has been topical estrogen. This study aims to evaluate an alternative and less costly option of treatment with potentially less side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02218463
- Testing
- Estradiol cream 0.01%, Cetaphil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Congenital Heart Defect, Surgery-Induced Tissue Adhesions
Effects of CoSeal on Bleeding & Adhesions in Pediatric Heart Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded-evaluator study that will evaluate the effectiveness of a surgical sealant (CoSeal) composed of biocompatible polyethylene glycol on the formation of mediastinal and…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Defect, Surgery-Induced Tissue Adhesions, Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT01330433
- Testing
- CoSeal Surgical Spray Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Drug Hypersensitivity
Evaluation of TNF-α Blockade Effect in Patients With Severe Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions
Severe skin adverse drug reactions can result in death. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) has the highest mortality (30-35%); Stevens-Johnson syndrome and transitional forms correspond to the same syndrome, but with less extensive…
- Trial name
- NCT01276314
- Testing
- anti- TNF-a, Prednisolone
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Keloid, Alopecia Areata
Pain Outcomes Following Intralesional Corticosteroid Injections
Corticosteroid therapy, including intralesional and topical applications, has many indications within the fields of Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, and Orthopedics.
- Conditions
- Keloid, Alopecia Areata, Acne, Hypertrophic Scar
- Trial name
- NCT03630198
- Testing
- Corticosteroid with lidocaine, Corticosteroid with normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis With Oral Vancomycin by the Study of Its Antimicrobial and Immunomodulating Effects
Determine the benefit of oral vancomycin therapy for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
- Trial name
- PSC (NCT01802073)
- Testing
- Oral Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Burn Scars
Fractionated Carbon Dioxide Laser and Burn Scar Contractures: Evaluation of Post-Treatment Scar Function and Appearance
The investigators are studying the appearance and function of burn scars after treatment with fractionated carbon dioxide laser.
- Trial name
- NCT02115646
- Testing
- fractionated carbon dioxide laser
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acute Urinary Tract Infection, Urinary Tract Infection
Corticosteroids for Children With Febrile Urinary Tract Infections
In this study the investigators will determine whether corticosteroids given at the time of urinary tract infection help prevent permanent damage to the kidneys.
- Trial name
- STARRS (NCT01391793)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- Nader Shaikh
Hypertrophic Scarring After Burn Injury
Effectiveness of Pressure Garment Therapy After Burns
Purpose - To determine the effectiveness of custom-fit pressure garment therapy in the prevention of hypertrophic scarring in healed burns. Background - Approximately one million people are burned each year in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT01005732
- Testing
- Custom fabricated pressure garments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Tachycardia, Ventricular
Ablation Targets of Scar-related Ventricular Tachycardia Identified by Dynamic Functional Substrate Mapping
This study aims at comparing the recurrence rates of ventricular tachycardia ablated after being mapped by 2 different techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT05086510
- Testing
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Acne Vulgaris
Study of Trifarotene Cream to Assess Risk of a Trophic Acne Scar Formation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of trifarotene 50 microgram per gram (mcg/g) cream compared to its vehicle on the risk of formation of atrophic acne scars after 24 weeks of treatment in facial…
- Trial name
- START (NCT04856904)
- Testing
- Trifarotene Cream, Trifarotene Vehicle Cream
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Galderma R&D
Tissue Adhesions
A Trial to Reduce Adhesions Following a Primary Cesarean Section
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the use of Seprafilm reduces the incidence rate of adhesion formation following a primary C-section.
- Trial name
- NCT01819467
- Testing
- Seprafilm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- South East Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, NC
Fibrosis, Skin Scarring
Light Emitting Diode-Red Light (LED-RL) Phototherapy for Skin Scarring Prevention
Skin scarring (fibrosis) is a common complication in the wound healing process and remains a therapeutic challenge. Scar formation often occurs following injury to the skin such as surgery, trauma, and burns.
- Conditions
- Fibrosis, Skin Scarring, Skin Wound, Hypertrophic Scar
- Trial name
- NCT03795116
- Testing
- LED-RL phototherapy, Mock irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Vesicoureteral Reflux, Urinary Tract Infections
Randomized Intervention for Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux (RIVUR)
In this 2-year, multisite, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving 607 children with vesicoureteral reflux that was diagnosed after a first or second febrile or symptomatic urinary tract infecton, we evaluated the efficacy…
- Trial name
- RIVUR (NCT00405704)
- Testing
- Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 607 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Burn, Partial Thickness
Comparison of Collagenase With Antibiotic Ointment of Minor Partial Thickness Burns
By doing this study, researchers hope to learn if applying Santyl to the burn during the healing process affects the appearance of the resulting scar.
- Trial name
- NCT02673229
- Testing
- Collagenase Santyl, Bacitracin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Cleft Lip, Scarring
Botulinum Toxin to Improve Cosmesis of Primary Cleft Lip Repair
Objective: To determine if the use of botulinum toxin during primary cleft lip repair improves the cosmetic appearance of the cleft lip scar
- Conditions
- Cleft Lip, Scarring, Cleft Palate
- Trial name
- NCT02247193
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin Type A, Normal Saline Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Acne, Scars
Clinical Investigation on the Safety and Clinical Performance of Papix Acne Scar.
The scope of this open label clinical trial is to evaluate and confirm the performance of Papix acne scar in the prevention and improvement of acne scars in subject suffering for mild to moderate acne.
- Trial name
- NCT04806594
- Testing
- Papix acne scar
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Relife S.r.l.
Acne Vulgaris, Atrophic Acne Scars
Adapalene 0.3% - Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% Gel and Risk of Formation of Atrophic Acne Scars
This was a multi-centre, randomized, investigator blinded, vehicle controlled trial using intra-individual comparison (right half-face versus left half-face).
- Trial name
- OSCAR (NCT02735421)
- Testing
- ABPO Forte Gel, Vehicle gel
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada, France
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Galderma R&D