To investigate the effect of 10,600 nm CO2 laser combined with Zimmer Cryo 6 forced cold air device on the comfort and efficacy of patients with burn scars or post-operative linear scars, and to provide a safer, more effective and more satisfactory program for clinical treatment of burn scars or post-operative linear scars.
Objective: To investigate the effect of 10,600 nm CO2 laser combined with the cold-air cooling device Zimmer Cryo 6 on the comfort and efficacy of patients with burn scars or post-operative linear scars, and to provide a safer, more effective and more satisfactory program for clinical treatment of burn scars or post-operative linear scars. Secondary objective: To investigate the adverse effects of the cold-air cooling device Zimmer Cryo 6 in combination with the 10,600 nm CO2 fractional laser treatment for patients with burn scars or post-operative linear scars.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Cryo 6 works with a compressor system like those in refrigerators and uses ambient air to generate a permanent stream of cold air with a maximum flow to 1000 L/min and a temperature as low as -30°C, depending on the cooling delivery system and the desired cooling level (range 1-9).
Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGNumeric Rating Scale (NRS)
The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) is a numbered version of the Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS) in which the patient can select one number that best describes the pain. Scale from minimum "0" to maximum "10" for total 11 integers. "0" represents no pain, and "10" represents worst pain imaginable.
Time frame: Immediately after treatment
Skin temperature
The skin temperature will be monitored and recorded by hand-held infrared thermometry.
Time frame: Baseline, immediately after treatment
Number of treatment interruptions
The physician calculates the number of interruptions that the patient calls off during treatment.
Time frame: Immediately after treatment
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