Best Method of Burn Wound Care: A Prospective Randomized Trial
NCT ID: NCT01750034
Last Updated: 2015-09-04
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Basic Information
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WITHDRAWN
NA
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-06-30
2016-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Procedures (methods): This is a prospective randomized trial. Subjects will be randomized during admission to receive either open dressing care or closed dressing care of their burn wounds.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Closed method
Burn patients randomized to closed method of burn wound care.
Closed method
Subjects will have their wounds managed by covering with gauze and changing this gauze 3 to 7 times per week.
Open method
Burn patients randomized to the open method of burn wound care.
Open method
Subjects will have their burns managed by keeping the wounds exposed to the air.
Interventions
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Closed method
Subjects will have their wounds managed by covering with gauze and changing this gauze 3 to 7 times per week.
Open method
Subjects will have their burns managed by keeping the wounds exposed to the air.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Signed informed consent
* Burn wound occuring within 72 hours of admission
Exclusion Criteria
* Inability to access of phone (required for follow-up)
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Jared Gallaher, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UNC Chapel Hill Department of Surgery
References
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Gosselin RA, Kuppers B. Open versus closed management of burn wounds in a low-income developing country. Burns. 2008 Aug;34(5):644-7. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.09.013. Epub 2008 Jan 15.
Dominguez O, Bains JW, Lynch JB, Lewis SR. Treatment of burns with silver nitrate versus exposure method: analysis of 200 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1967 Nov;40(5):489-93. doi: 10.1097/00006534-196711000-00012. No abstract available.
HOLMAN SP, SHAYA ES, HOFFMEISTER FS, EDGERTON MT Jr. Studies on burns. I. The exposure method vs. occlusive dressings in the local treatment of experimental burns. Ann Surg. 1956 Jan;143(1):49-56. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195601000-00006. No abstract available.
Kiser MM, Samuel JC, Mclean SE, Muyco AP, Cairns BA, Charles AG. Epidemiology of pediatric injury in Malawi: burden of disease and implications for prevention. Int J Surg. 2012;10(10):611-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.10.004. Epub 2012 Nov 7.
Samuel JC, Campbell EL, Mjuweni S, Muyco AP, Cairns BA, Charles AG. The epidemiology, management, outcomes and areas for improvement of burn care in central Malawi: an observational study. J Int Med Res. 2011;39(3):873-9. doi: 10.1177/147323001103900321.
Other Identifiers
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12-2288
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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