Verapamil vs Steroid to Prevent Keloid Recurrence

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2012
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.
Epistemonikos ID: 81dadd1c67a2bf447952bb3e49e4d290dacbd005
First added on: May 11, 2024