Health Condition 1: L989- Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: surgery followed by brachytherapy: surgical excision of the keloids will be done. Following surgery, brachytherapy will be instituted to the operated site within 48 hours following surg
Sponsors
MMC RGGGH Chennai
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients presenting with keloid in any area of the body except joints. 2. Post surgical excision scar of keloid of more than or equal to 2cm in longest dimension. 3. Patients who are willing to be included in our study, who will accept the likely complications of irradiation after thorough counselling. The likely complications within the desired dosage of which are : I. Erythema, edema, desquamation, ulceration of skin. II. Pigmentary changes(hypo- or hyperpigmentation), atrophy,alopecia,telangiectasias and necrosis of skin.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unwilling patients. 2. Pregnant females and lactating mothers 3. Patients with medical conditions contraindicated to receive irradiation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| RECURRENCE RATETimepoint: june 2019 | — |
Secondary
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| age skin typeTimepoint: 18 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr BADAMUTLANG DYMPEP
MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE
Outcome results
None listed