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What We Know About Keloid:
- Keloids Mostly Affect African Americans and Asians
- Certain Conditions Trigger Formation of Keloids
- Keloids Behave Differently in Different Individuals
- Keloid is a Very Hard Disease to Treat
- Current Keloid Treatments Do Not Work Well
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What We Don’t Know About Keloid:
- Accurate Statistics About Keloid’s Clinical Presentation
- Accurate Statistics About Keloid’s Distribution Among Different Ethnic Groups
- Accurate Information About Keloid’s Biology and how it behaves
- Accurate Age Distribution of Keloid
- Good Understanding of Treatment Efficacy
- And a Lot More….
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Purpose of This Online Study is to Gain Better Understanding About:
- Clinical Presentation of Keloid
- Ethnic Distribution of Keloid
- What Triggers Keloid Formation
- How Various Treatments Work
- Natural History of Keloid
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Who Can Participate in this Study?
- You Have at Least One Keloid
- You Are 18 Years or Older
- You are Parent or Guardian of Minor (Under 18) with Keloid
- You Sign the Informed Consent Form
I.R.B.
The study has been reviewed by the IRB, and was approved on November 7, 2011. A copy of the IRB Approval Letter can be downloaded and viewed.
Study IRB:
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
(IRB # 11-190)
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
Antenucci Room 207, 432 West 58 St.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 523-4368