Ultrasound Predictors of Persistent Burn Scar Pain After Blast and Drone-Related Injuries: A Prospective Cohort Study
Not yet recruitingNCT07438769
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Persistent burn scar pain is common after blast and drone-related injuries and may be driven by scar fibrosis, vascular activity, and peripheral nerve involvement within scar tissue. This prospective cohort study aims to determine whether early ultrasound features of scars and nerves predict persistent clinically significant scar pain at 3 and 6 months. Ultrasound measures include scar thickness, echogenicity, Power Doppler vascularity, dynamic adhesion (gliding) assessment, and ultrasound signs of nerve involvement ("US-nerve positive"). Clinical outcomes include pain intensity (NRS), neuropathic pain screening (DN4), and functional interference.
Study details
- Official title
- Ultrasound Predictors of Persistent Burn Scar Pain After Blast and Drone-Related Injuries: A Prospective Cohort Study
- Conditions
- Burn Scar Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Combat-Related Burn Injury
- Scar-Related Pain
- Sponsor
- Ukrainian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy
- Start date
- 2026-03-24
- Primary completion
- 2026-05-23
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Ukraine
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Burn injury with clinically formed scar * Enrollment 2-12 weeks after injury * Scar located on extremities, chest wall, or neck * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment preventing valid questionnaires * Hemodynamic instability or inability to complete baseline evaluation * Active systemic infection (enrollment deferred until stable) * Pre-existing chronic pain condition unrelated to burn scar that would confound outcomes (investigator judgment)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07438769