Electrodermabrasion Compared to Dermabrasion

NCT01769989 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 259842
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 33
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Scar

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Electrodermabrasion compared to dermabrasion

  To determine if electrodermabrasion improves the cosmetic appearance of scars that result from dermatologic surgery better than the current method of dermabrasion.

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Eletrodermabrasion

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The side treated with electrodermabrasion will be burned with an electric cautery machine to remove the outermost layer of skin as well as the lumps and bumps and a small area of surrounding skin.

Procedure: Electrodermabrasion

Dermabrasion

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The side treated with dermabrasion will be scraped with a sterile piece of sandpaper until the outermost layer of skin and lumps and bumps have been removed and a small layer of surround skin.

Procedure: Dermabrasion

Interventions

Electrodermabrasion PROCEDURE

Eletrodermabrasion

Dermabrasion PROCEDURE

Dermabrasion

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Davis: lead

Study Sites (1)

UC Davis, Department of Dermatology

Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

Location

Related Links

• University of California-Davis Department of Dermatology Clinical Research

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cicatrix

Interventions

Dermabrasion

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Fibrosis; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cosmetic Techniques; Therapeutics; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Plastic Surgery Procedures; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

• Daniel Eisen, M.D.

  University of California, Davis

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 15, 2013
• First Posted: January 17, 2013
• Study Start: February 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2013
• Study Completion: December 1, 2013
• Last Updated: May 30, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-05

Locations

US (1)