Overview

Verapamil vs Steroid to Prevent Keloid Recurrence

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2014-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Keloid scarring is a severe cosmetic and painful disease of the skin. The gold standard treatment is yet to be clarified. This randomized clinical pilot study will compare the effects of two local treatments for preventing keloid recurrence after surgical removal; steroid and verapamil. Study hypothesis: Intralesional therapy with the calcium antagonist verapamil has equal treatment efficacy as steroid injection.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Western Australia
Treatments:
Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Triamcinolone diacetate
Triamcinolone hexacetonide
Verapamil