A study to compare intense pulsed light and intralesional steroids for treating keloids

A study to compare Intense Pulsed Light against its combination with intralesional steroids for the treatment of keloid - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/083056

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-21

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: L99- Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Intense pulsed light and intralesional steroids: Use of IPL intralesional steroids combination for treatment of keloid Control Intervention1: Intense pulsed light: Use of IPL for treatm

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All who are willing to give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients not willing to give written informed consent Patients less than 18 years of age Pregnancy Patients who’re breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in scar texture colour and size across 3 sittingsTimepoint: Assessment done at baseline then at 3 weeks followed by final assessment at 6 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Lack of improvement at the end of 3 weeksTimepoint: 3 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPaosh Verma

Shri ram murti smarak institute of medical sciences

kantmadhur@gmail.com980815847

Outcome results

None listed

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