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The Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Postsurgical Scars Especially After Abdominplasty and Breast Reduction.

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 80 YearsAllUniversiteit Antwerpen
NCT06825039 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Scars can be caused by physical trauma, surgical incisions, burn injuries and even acne. Deep cutaneous injuries induce pathological scars. Other factors, such as mechanical loading, bacterial colonization are potential factors thought to underlie human hypertrophic and keloid scar formation or contractures. The effect may include functional impairment and aesthetic disadvantages. Various non-invasive mechanical interventions of physical scar management (e.g. extracorporeal shock wave therapy or ESWT) could have a beneficial influence on wound healing and prevention of hypertrophic scars. ESWT considerably improves the appearance and symptoms of hypertrophic scars. However, the mechanism underlying the observed beneficial effects is not well understood. The objective of the first part of the study is to elucidate the mechanism underlying changes in cellular mechanosensitive pathways tha

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion criteria * Eligible patients aged between 18 and 80 years * Dutch or English speaking * Patients who had undergone an abdominoplasty resulting in a dermal scar * Informed consent (approved by the ethics committee) will be provided before the surgical intervention Exclusion criteria * All type of skin diseases or dermatological problems * Previous surgery or ESWT intervention at the current scar site * Age under 18 years or above 80 years * Inability to provide informed consent * Expected problems in therapy compliance or follow up * Pregnancy
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What it tests

  • Shockwave therapy
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Where

4 sites
Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom
Antwerp, Belgium
Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis Lier
Lier, Belgium
AZ Rivierenland Rumst
Rumst, Belgium
Universitair Ziekenhuis
Wilrijk, Belgium
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