Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars With Platelet-Rich Plasma and Skin Needling

NCT ID: NCT02798016

Last Updated: 2018-01-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2017-10-20

Brief Summary

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Investigators will collect blood specimens from the participating patients and then blood samples will be centrifuged in order to collect platelet-rich plasma which is going to be injected in the atrophic acne scars. A split-face design is going to used in this randomized controlled trial. In the control side of the face, micro-needling to the skin will occur using a specific tool (Dermapen).

Detailed Description

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Atrophic acne scar is a common problem with a challenging treatment. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous preparation of platelets in concentrated plasma that may be beneficial in the treatment of atrophic acne scars by promoting collagen deposition.

Skin needling is a technique that uses a sterile micro needles to puncture the skin and release growth factors. The combination of skin needling and PRP could enhance the efficacy of both modalities.

Conditions

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Atrophic Acne Scars

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Platelet-Rich Plasma alone

The scars will be injected with Platelet-Rich Plasma alone.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Platelet-Rich Plasma

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

This Platelet-Rich Plasma will be taken from each patient and is going to be used in the treatment of atrophic acne scars

Platelet-Rich Plasma with micro-needling

The scars will be dealt with using micro-needling as well as injecting Platelet-Rich Plasma

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Platelet-Rich Plasma

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

This Platelet-Rich Plasma will be taken from each patient and is going to be used in the treatment of atrophic acne scars

Micro-needling

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Micro-needling will be applied on the acne scars in one side of the face.

Interventions

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Platelet-Rich Plasma

This Platelet-Rich Plasma will be taken from each patient and is going to be used in the treatment of atrophic acne scars

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Micro-needling

Micro-needling will be applied on the acne scars in one side of the face.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Damascus University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Faiez Al-Deghlaoui, MD MSc PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Associate Professor of Dermatology and Veneology, Medical School, University of Damascus

Locations

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Department of Dermatology and Venereology

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, Syria

Site Status

Countries

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Syria

References

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Layton AM, Henderson CA, Cunliffe WJ. A clinical evaluation of acne scarring and its incidence. Clin Exp Dermatol. 1994 Jul;19(4):303-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01200.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7955470 (View on PubMed)

Cunliffe WJ, Gould DJ. Prevalence of facial acne vulgaris in late adolescence and in adults. Br Med J. 1979 Apr 28;1(6171):1109-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6171.1109.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 156054 (View on PubMed)

Goulden V, Stables GI, Cunliffe WJ. Prevalence of facial acne in adults. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Oct;41(4):577-80.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10495379 (View on PubMed)

Sunitha Raja V, Munirathnam Naidu E. Platelet-rich fibrin: evolution of a second-generation platelet concentrate. Indian J Dent Res. 2008 Jan-Mar;19(1):42-6. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.38931.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18245923 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UDMS-Dermat-01-2016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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