Scar
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age = 16 years. 2. Diagnosed as keloid by at least 3 clinical physicians. 3. Keloid thickness >= 3 mm and <= 5 mm. 4. Fitzpatrick skin type III/IV.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Keloids with active infection. 2. Men and women planning pregnancy in the near future, pregnant/postpartum women, or keloids located near the breast, thyroid, or gonads. 3. Severe dermatological conditions (e.g., psoriasis, scleroderma). 4. Hypoglycemia, anemia, or autoimmune diseases. 5. Clinically significant or unstable systemic diseases that may interfere with study safety outcomes, including malignancies, uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable pneumonia, organic kidney/liver diseases, unstable myocardial ischemia, dilated cardiomyopathy, conduction abnormalities, or unstable cardiovascular diseases. 6. Invasive treatments (e.g., corticosteroid injections, laser therapy) in the past year. 7. Patients with a history of radiotherapy at the lesion site
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recurrence rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale, POSAS;Visual Analogue Scale, VAS;Image data; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine