Recruiting

Pulsed Dye Laser

Sponsor:

University of Manitoba

Code:

NCT01488240

Conditions

Burn Scar

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

pulsed dye laser

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects (good or bad) of pulsed dye laser treatment in burn scar height, texture, redness and pliability in acute burn injury.

Conditions

Burn Scar

Study ID

NCT01488240

Start date

Nov 1, 2012

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Jun 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • burn scar
  • living in Winnipeg
  • scar age one to 6 months
  • Fitzpatrick I-III skin type

Exclusion Criteria:

  • open wound
  • active infection
  • previous scar treatment with steroid injection or interferon
  • established disposition towards keloid scarring

Study Design

Enrollment

6 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Proximal

part of scar proximal to heart

active comparator: Distal

part of scar distal to heart

Interventions

pulsed dye laser

laser energy

Primary outcome measure

  • Scar Characteristics [ Time Frame: six months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Justin P Gawaziuk, MSc

2047873669jgawaziuk@hsc.mb.ca

Locations

University of Manitoba

Recruiting

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3A 1R9

Contacts

Justin P Gawaziuk, MSc

2047873669jgawaziuk@hsc.mb.ca

Principal Investigator:

Sarvesh Logsetty, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Manitoba

Last update posted

May 14, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • burn
  • scar
  • laser

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Manitoba on 2026-05-14.