CO2-laser Treatment for Caesarean Section Scars

Fractional CO2-laser Treatment of Caesarean Section Scars - A Randomized Controlled Split-scar Trial With Long Term Follow-up Assessment

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02651298

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-08

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2016-01-08

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Conditions

Cicatrix

Brief summary

Fractional Co2-laser for treatment of mature caesarean section scars.

Detailed description

Randomized split scar study to document improvement of caesarean section scars as compared to untreated control scar.

Interventions

DEVICEFractional Co2-laser

laser treatment

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

22 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* mature caesarean section scar

Exclusion criteria

* systemic uncontrolled disease * recent or current cancer * smoking * keloid formation * wounds or local disease int treatment area * pregnancy or lactation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
patient observer scar scale	up until 6 months post treatment	validated scar scale evaluations

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
erythema measured by reflectance	1 months post treatment	measured by reflectance
pigmentation measured by reflectance	1 months post treatment	measured by reflectance
histology of scar tissue	3 months post treatment	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026