Laser combo may improve keloid scar treatment
NCT ID NCT07263100
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding a laser to standard steroid injections helps treat raised scars (keloids or hypertrophic scars). Twenty people received either steroid injections alone or combined with one of two types of laser. Researchers measured scar appearance using the Vancouver Scar Scale. The goal was to see if the combination works better than injections alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Triamcinolone acetonide injection
- What this could lead to
- If adding laser works better, it could offer a more effective way to reduce the size and severity of raised scars.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Lasers can cause temporary redness or discomfort.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individual with hypertrophic or keloid scars on any location * Size of hypertrophic or keloid scars not larger than 20 cms in diameter Exclusion Criteria: * Any topical or procedural treatment on scar in last 6 months * Current corticosteroid use * Bleeding disorders or coagulopathies * Pregnancy or nursing * Chronic kidney diseases * Chronic liver diseases
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Somdech Phra Nangchao Sirikit Hospital
Sattahip, Changwat Chon Buri, 20180, Thailand
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