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Last refreshed on: 8 January 2018
Main ID:  NCT02798016
Date of registration: 13/05/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Damascus University
Public title: Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars With Platelet-Rich Plasma and Skin Needling
Scientific title: Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars With Platelet-Rich Plasma Alone or in Combination With Skin Needling: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: October 2015
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02798016
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Syrian Arab Republic
Contacts
Name:     Faiez Al-Deghlaoui, MD MSc PhD
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Affiliation:  Associate Professor of Dermatology and Veneology, Medical School, University of Damascus
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Atrophic acne scars on both sides of the face

Exclusion Criteria:

- patients with active acne, herpes labialis, or bacterial infection; warts on the face,
actinic keratosis, or skin cancer

- systemic retinoids intake in the previous 6 months,

- diabetes, pregnancy, history of keloidal scarring; or patients with severe systemic
illness or malignancy

- patients on anticoagulant therapy or aspirin or have a coagulation issue,

- patients with hemoglobin less than 10g\dl or platelet less than 105 micron\l

- any previous procedures for acne scar within the last 6 months



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Atrophic Acne Scars
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Micro-needling
Procedure: Platelet-Rich Plasma
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Scar Appearance [Time Frame: Scar Appearance will be assessed at: T1; one day (wihtin 24 hours) before the application of the intervention(s); and T2: after three months of applying the intervention(s).]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Patients' Satisfaction [Time Frame: This is going to be assessed six months following the application of the intervention and the active comparator]
Secondary ID(s)
UDMS-Dermat-01-2016
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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