Recruiting

Genetic Analysis

Sponsor:

UConn Health

Code:

NCT01619553

Conditions

Keloid

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

Keloids have a strong genetic component. The goal of this study is to identify genes and regulatory elements on chromosomes that are the cause for keloids or contribute to keloid scarring.

Conditions

Keloid

Study ID

NCT01619553

Start date

Apr, 2009

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • keloids;
  • unaffected individuals only if part of a participating keloid family

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no keloids;
  • unaffected individuals only as part of a participating keloid family

Study Design

Enrollment

7000 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

affected

individuals with keloids

unaffected

unrelated unaffected controls or unaffected family members

Primary outcome measure

  • Identification of genetic elements [ Time Frame: at time of identification ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Ernst Reichenberger, PhD

866-512-9897reichenberger@uchc.edu

Locations

University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC)

Recruiting

Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030-3705

More Information

Sponsor

UConn Health

Last update posted

Apr 15, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • keloid
  • fibrosis
  • wound healing
  • scar

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by UConn Health on 2026-04-15.