RecruitingNot Applicable

Dermabrasion in Mohs: Split-Scar Trial

United States50 participantsStarted 2025-10-23

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the potential influence of intraoperative dermabrasion on scars following Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS). Researchers are trying to determine if dermabrasion, a method to gently remove the top layer of your skin, is a good or bad tool to improve scar appearance after healing. The use of dermabrasion technique in this study is considered investigational. 50 participants will be enrolled and on study for up to 6 months.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Able to give informed consent themselves * Scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on the face or neck with predicted linear closure greater than 4 centimeters. * Willing to return for follow up visit within the evaluation period Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with impaired decision-making capacity * Significant vision or hearing impairments * Pregnant Individuals * Incarceration * Wounds with predicted closure length less than 4 cm

What they're measuring

POSAS Observer Score at 3 months post-surgery

Timeframe: 3 months post-surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07213921

SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-09

Contact for this trial

Dermatology Research

608-287-2622 clinicaltrials@dermatology.wisc.edu

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