New laser treatment aims to fade stubborn burn scars
NCT ID NCT07195539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a CO2 fractional laser combined with tranexamic acid (a medicine that helps with pigmentation) can improve dark burn scars. 30 adults with scars older than 6 months will receive three treatments, one month apart. Each scar is split in half: one side gets laser plus the medicine, the other gets laser plus salt water. Improvement is measured using a skin pigmentation index and patient satisfaction.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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:• Managed conservatively and healed within 3-4 weeks * Age more than 18y * Hyperpigmented Burn scar presenting after 6 months * Patients with burn scar on face, neck, hands Exclusion Criteria:• Pregnant and breast feeding women * Previous laser treatment * Coagulation or platelet disorder * Patients on anticoagulant medications/birth control pills * DM/Connective tissue disorder * Active viral infection * History of malignancy/chemotherapy.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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King Edward Medical University
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan