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Laser zaps scars, gets vets back on their feet

NCT ID NCT05966636

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This small study tested whether a special laser treatment can help veterans with leg amputations who have painful scars that make wearing their artificial limb hard. Ten veterans received the laser therapy, and researchers measured changes in pain, scar appearance, walking ability, and quality of life. The goal is to find a long-lasting solution so veterans can use their prosthetics more comfortably and stay active.

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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

10 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2024

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

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

Ages

21 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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: * Age 21-70 years. * Lower extremity amputation at the transtibial or transfemoral levels. * Lower extremity amputee who has regular and compliant use of a lower extremity prosthesis. * Lower extremity prosthesis use is disrupted or complicated by scarring and other skin maladies treatable with fractional CO2 laser therapy. * Cognitive ability to understand and willingness to provide informed consent and follow the study protocol. * Willing and able to attend pre and post procedural assessment sessions. * Willing and able to attend dermatologic and laser therapy sessions. Exclusion Criteria: * Does not have lower extremity amputation. * Lower extremity amputee who does not use a prosthesis. * Lower extremity prosthetic use is not disrupted due to scarring or other skin maladies. * Residual limb has an open wound or active infection. * Has any of the following; open residual limb wound, cultured epithelial autographts, active infection, presence of unstable epithelium within the early weeks of injury * Otherwise not a candidate for laser therapy.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

keloid severe cutaneous adverse reaction

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Acquired absence of lower limb Scar condition and fibrosis of the skin

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL

    Miami, Florida, 33125, United States