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Scratch pad trick may improve surgical scars

NCT ID NCT07213921

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study tests whether lightly sanding the skin edges during Mohs surgery (a type of skin cancer removal) can improve how scars look after healing. Thirty adults having facial or neck surgery will have half their scar treated with dermabrasion and the other half left as standard. Blinded reviewers and patients will rate scar appearance at 3 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
dermabrasion (procedure using an electrocautery scratch pad)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, no-cost way to improve scar appearance after Mohs surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase study with only 30 participants. The improvement may be minimal or not noticeable, and results may not apply to all scars.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

29 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2025

Finished

Jul 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Able to give informed consent themselves * Scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on the face or neck with predicted linear closure greater than 4 centimeters. * Willing to return for follow up visit within the evaluation period Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with impaired decision-making capacity * Significant vision or hearing impairments * Pregnant Individuals * Incarceration * Wounds with predicted closure length less than 4 cm

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Conditions

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severe cutaneous adverse reaction

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Wound heal

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UW Health Mohs Surgery Clinic

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53717, United States

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