A randomised controlled trial of pain experienced during the injection of intralesional steroid with or without prior cryoanalgesia

INTERVENTION: A randomised prospective clinical trial. Subjects: patients who are scheduled for intralesional injection of their keloid scars Methods: patients to be randomised into two groups to either receive application of ice pack or not, prior to steroid injection Results: does cryoanalgesia reduce the pain experienced on administration of the steroid injection? CONDITION: Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases: Keloid scars ; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases ; Hypertrophic disorders of skin PRIMARY OUTCOME: A visual analogue scale will be completed to and after the steroid injection and the subjects will be asked to rate the pain experienced. Pain scores will then be compared between the groups. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Not provided at time of registration INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients over the age of 18 who are scheduled to receive intralesional steroid injections as part of their treatment for keloid scarring. This will include patients within the Greater London Area.