Comparing outcomes of scars when managed by silicone gel sheet with laser resurfacing versus silicone gel sheet alone

A RANDOMIZED CONTROllED TRIAL COMPARING OUTCOMES OF PRESTERNAL SURGICAL SCARS WITH SILICON GEL SHEET APPLICATION ALONE VS APPLICATION OF SILICON GEL SHEET AND LASER RESURFACING. - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/066060

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: L76-L76- Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Silicone gel sheet, LASER resurfacing: Silicone gel sheets are a non-invasive method of managing and reducing the appearance of scars. Silicone gel sheets work by creating a moist envir

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients operated with sternal approach for any disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Multiple sternotomies Surgical site infections Previous history of local radiotherapy to chest wall Pateints unwilling to enroll in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A Modified Vancouver Scar Score will be used due to non-availability of simple non-invasive scar scoring systems. The scar scale was modified to suit an Indian setup where invasive methods are not feasible for large population and invasive methods may be distasteful to the study population. A few parameters i.e., maximum scar width, pruritus, and type of scar were added to get a more reliable noninvasively obtained data with simple tools. Best scar score will be 0 while worst scar score will be 20Timepoint: End of first, second and third month post op. Final examination done on 6month completion post op	—

Measure

Time frame

A Modified Vancouver Scar Score will be used due to non-availability of simple non-invasive scar scoring systems. The scar scale was modified to suit an Indian setup where invasive methods are not feasible for large population and invasive methods may be distasteful to the study population. A few parameters i.e., maximum scar width, pruritus, and type of scar were added to get a more reliable noninvasively obtained data with simple tools. Best scar score will be 0 while worst scar score will be 20Timepoint: End of first, second and third month post op. Final examination done on 6month completion post op

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pre post analysis within same groupTimepoint: Pre intervention examination as per modified VSS on end of first month and post intervention examination on end of 6 months post op	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVivek Harit

Command hospital eastern command kolkata

drvivekharit@gmail.com8967831734

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026