Effect of Subcision and Suction on Acne Scars

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT01696513

Northwestern University20 enrolled

Overview

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the use of standard treatment in conjunction with suction will improve acne scars compared to a standard treatment alone.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Acne Scars

Interventions

SuctionPROCEDURE

SubcisionPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 and over * Have bilateral rolling acne scars * Are in good health * Subject has the willingness and ability to understand and provide informed consent for the use of their tissue and communicate with the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Pregnancy or lactation * Unable to understand the protocol or give informed consent * Has mental illness * Recent Accutane use in the past 6 months * Prone to hypertrophic and keloidal scarring

Locations (1)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in acne scarring compared to baseline after treatments

The change in acne scarring is measured using a global scarring grading system to compare baseline scarring to the treatments.

Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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