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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/06/068433 [Registered on: 06/06/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/06/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Photobiomodulation therapy]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   RPhotobiomodulation therapy as an adjunct therapy in burn wound care  
Scientific Title of Study   Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) as an adjunct therapy for burn wound care in patients: A pilot study 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sujata Sarabahi 
Designation  Professor and HOD 
Affiliation  VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 
Address  Department of Burns Plastic and Mxillofacial surgery, VMMC And Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9810054396  
Fax    
Email  drssarabahi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sujata Sarabahi 
Designation  Professor and HOD 
Affiliation  VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 
Address  Department of Burns Plastic and Mxillofacial surgery, VMMC And Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9810054396  
Fax    
Email  drssarabahi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Suniti Kale 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  VMMC And Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care,VMMC And Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9810287852  
Fax    
Email  findsuniti@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  None 
Address  None 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sujata Sarabahi   VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi  Plastic Surgery Office, Department of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
New Delhi
DELHI 
9810054396

drssarabahi@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
VMMC AND Safdarjung Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: T212||Burn of second degree of trunk, (2) ICD-10 Condition: T212||Burn of second degree of trunk,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Management of burn wound with standard of care treatment  Patients having second degree superficial or deep dermal burns within 24 hours of injury, with TBSA involved (1-5 %).Standard of care treatment given. 
Intervention  Photobiomodulation therapy  Patients having second degree superficial or deep dermal burns within 24 hours of injury, with TBSA involved (1-5 %). Treatment with laser- 810 nm/ 904 nm / PBMT Combination (pulsed 810 nm +( superpulsed 904 nm light) as Adjunct Therapy  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Patients having second degree superficial or deep dermal burns within 24 hours of injury, with 1.TBSA involved (1-5 %) in the upper or lower limbs, chest, abdomen and back.
2.Aged between 18 to 65 years
3. Hemodynamically stable
4. Not taking medication for any ailment
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Presence of gangrene,
2. Pregnancy
3. Photosensitivity
4. Uncontrolled systemic disease
5. Chronic skin disease
6. Diagnosed uncontrolled mental illness, alcoholism or other addictions
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Time taken for epithelization/ appearance of granulation tissue  12 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Pain : visual analog scale (VAS).
2. Biomarkers in serum: IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, Precalcitonin, CRP levels. (on 1st and last visit)
3. Pain markers – Substance P /COX2
4. Quality of Scar
 
12 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "80"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="80" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/06/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 01/04/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
PBMT has been reported to accelerate healing and promote tissue repair in chronic wounds.
A prospective , comparative , single center interventional study is proposed to be conducted at VMMC and Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi. All the patients coming to the department of burns , Plastic and reconstructive surgery, with thermal burns and meeting inclusion criteria will be considered as the study population. 
The study shall include 80 patients, with 20 patients in each group.
1. Study design; prospective interventional study
2. study period;3 months
3. Sample size; 80 patients
4. Venue:Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Dept of Anaesthesia, VMMC and SJH
Patients with second degree superficial and deep burns within 24 hours of injury with TBSA involved (1-5%). Age between 18-65 years, hemodynamically stable will be included in the study. 
patients will be divided into 4 groups. Control sham group and 3 study groups. Patients will be managed with standard of care management with PBMT - pulsed 810nm light, 904 nm light, combination of the two.
Time taken for epithelization / healing of wound will be noted

Study duration extended for another 6 months in view of inadequate number of recruitments
the Study was completed on 01/04/2025


 
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