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NCT Number: NCT00991367

CICATRIX in the Treatment of Recent Post-surgical Scars

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of CICATRIX (Asian Gotu Kola or Pennywort) usage in the treatment of recent post-surgical scars. The duration of this double-blind placebo controlled phase 3 clinical trial will be 4 weeks. The estimated number of persons to be recruited and randomized for the study is 90.

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Key information

Conditions

Post-surgical Scars

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

"Cdte. Manuel Fajardo Rivero" Clinical-Surgical-Docent Hospital

Havana, La Habana, 10400, Cuba

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Recent (less than 48 hours) post-surgical wound

Exclusion criteria

  • Post-surgical wound with sepsis
  • Usage of steroids within 30 days
  • Malignant neoplastic conditions
  • Alcoholism
  • Handicap and/or psychiatric condition preventing treatment accomplishment.

Treatment and study plan

Cicatrix

Other

Dosage commensurate with surface to be treated. After washing and drying the affected area, a thin layer of CICATRIX (Topical use) will be applied on the lesion rubbing in different directions for 2 minutes, three times a day, for 4 weeks.

Other names: Cosmetic

Placebo

Other

Dosage commensurate with surface to be treated. After washing and drying the affected area, a thin layer of PLACEBO (Topical use) will be applied on the lesion rubbing in different directions for 2 minutes, three times a day, for 4 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Length of the post-surgical scar(s) measured by a millimetric ruler at week 4 (end of the treatment)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of adverse effects at week 4 (end of the treatment)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  2. Photographs of lesions at week 4 (end of the treatment)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Catalysis SL

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of CICATRIX (Asian Gotu Kola or Pennywort) in the Treatment of Recent Post-surgical Scars

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Oct 8, 2009
Registry last updated
Dec 8, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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