Microporous Tape and Post Surgical Scars

NCT06768047 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Microporous tape and scars
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 44
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of microporous taping on improving scar characteristics in post-surgical HTS.

Conditions

Microporous Tape; Hypertrophic Scars

Keywords

Microporous tape; Post surgical hypertrophic scars; Modified Vancouver Scar Scale; Schiotz tonometer.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Scars pliability

  A Schiotz tonometer device (Riester, Germany, 0124) is simple to use, in expensive, reliable, requires little time to maintain and does not require supply of batteries or electricity. It has a free-floating, rod-like plunger with a 5.5 gm weight attached fits inside the barrel and other weights (7.5 or 10 grams) are put that can be equipped to the plunger. A Schiotz tonometer device was used as an objective device to assess the hypertrophic scar's pliability and elasticity

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Study group: receive Microporous tape and traditional physical therapy treatment

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Microporous tape; Other: Tradition physical therapy

Control group receive traditional therapy ( (deep friction massage and stretching exercises)

OTHER

Other: Tradition physical therapy

Interventions

Microporous tape OTHER

Microporous tape is a dressing tape that was discovered to have scar modulating effects. It is made up of a conformable, inextensible, nonwoven fabric manufactured from 100% viscose and coated with a layer of acrylic adhesive. It is cheap, cost-effective, readily available, and relatively affordable for post surgical patients.

Study group: receive Microporous tape and traditional physical therapy treatment

Tradition physical therapy OTHER

Tradition physical therapy as stretching exercises and deep friction massage, Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately expanded and flexed in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion. Deep friction massage also known as cross friction massage, is a specific connective tissue massage which maintain the mobility within the soft tissue structures of ligament, tendon, and muscle, and prevent adherent scars from forming.

Control group receive traditional therapy ( (deep friction massage and stretching exercises); Study group: receive Microporous tape and traditional physical therapy treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• The patients' age will range from 20-45 years, and will be selected from both genders .
• All patients will have hypertrophic scars after surgeries.
• The general size of the scars will range from 5 to 7 cm'2

You may not qualify if:

• The patients who will excluded from the study including those with infected post-operative wounds .
• The patients whose wounds were closed secondarily or healed by secondary intention.
• patients who are keloid formers.
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• Uncontrolled hypertension.
• The patients who had a deep venous thrombosis (DVT).
• Hypersensitivity reaction to Microporous tape.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Related Publications (2)

• Agrawal A, Ding J, Agrawal B, Kwan PO, Tredget EE. Stimulation of toll-like receptor pathways by burn eschar tissue as a possible mechanism for hypertrophic scarring. Wound Repair Regen. 2021 Sep;29(5):810-819. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12940. Epub 2021 May 27.

  PMID: 34043867 BACKGROUND

• Ogawa R, Akaishi S, Huang C, Dohi T, Aoki M, Omori Y, Koike S, Kobe K, Akimoto M, Hyakusoku H. Clinical applications of basic research that shows reducing skin tension could prevent and treat abnormal scarring: the importance of fascial/subcutaneous tensile reduction sutures and flap surgery for keloid and hypertrophic scar reconstruction. J Nippon Med Sch. 2011;78(2):68-76. doi: 10.1272/jnms.78.68.

  PMID: 21551963 BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cicatrix, Hypertrophic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cicatrix; Fibrosis; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Hagar Mohammed El garahy

CONTACT

01025582844; gegemouhmed@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physical therapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 23, 2024
• First Posted: January 10, 2025
• Study Start: January 7, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 7, 2025
• Study Completion: March 7, 2025
• Last Updated: January 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share