A Randomized Trial Evaluating EARLY Application of a Surfactant Dressing in Thermal Injury (EARLY)

NCT ID: NCT04880655

Last Updated: 2023-10-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-03

Study Completion Date

2023-10-24

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test the following hypotheses:

1. Early use of water-soluble surfactant dressing (WSD) on partial-thickness burn wounds will result in tissue salvage and reduce surgical burden.
2. Early use of WSD on partial-thickness burn wounds will result in faster healing.
3. Use of WSD on partial-thickness burn wounds will result in less painful wound care.
4. Early use of WSD on partial-thickness burn wounds will result in less infection.
5. Early use of WSD on partial-thickness burn wounds will result in lower hospital costs.

Detailed Description

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Surfactant-based wound dressings have been utilized in chronic, non-healing wounds and small burn wounds to soften and aid removal of wound debris. In vitro data suggest enhanced healing properties are due the ability to stabilize and potentially reseal plasma membranes, thereby, retaining cellular integrity and enhance wound healing. Improved cellular viability and functionality has also been established in heat-shock, ionizing radiation, and electrical injury models. In one rat model, topically suffused mesentery demonstrated improved microvascular flow and reduction in the number of abnormally flowing microvessels following thermal injury. Intravenous administration has been studied in several disease states. In thermal injury, intravenous administration has shown potential to improve blood flow and reduce the zone of coagulation. Further, surfactant-based wound dressings are non-ionic and may facilitate removal, sensitize, or prevent bacterial biofilms. Biofilms are an evolved, protective mechanism bacteria utilize to reduce antimicrobial efficacy. Removal or penetration of biofilms is essential for bacterial eradication. There is little evidence demonstrating the efficacy of early use of a WSD for treating partial-thickness burn wounds.

Conditions

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Burns Partial-thickness Burn

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

Dressed with WSD and petrolatum gauze

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

WSD

Intervention Type DEVICE

Post debridement and within 24 hours of injury, wound care and WSD applied daily

Control

Dressed with bacitracin and petrolatum gauze

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dressed with bacitracin and petrolatum gauze

Intervention Type DEVICE

Post debridement and within 24 hours of injury, wound care and dressing applied daily

Interventions

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WSD

Post debridement and within 24 hours of injury, wound care and WSD applied daily

Intervention Type DEVICE

Dressed with bacitracin and petrolatum gauze

Post debridement and within 24 hours of injury, wound care and dressing applied daily

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age ≥ 18 years old
* admitted within 24 hours of injury
* partial-thickness burn wounds on at least two non-contiguous areas of \< 10% TBSA each and not involving face, fingers, toes, and perineum
* initial management assessed to require inpatient care

Exclusion Criteria

* chemical, electrical, or inhalation injury
* pregnant
* incarcerated
* TBSA ≥ 20%
* wound expected to heal within 7 days
* patient or authorized representative unable or unwilling to consent
* unable to consent within 24 hours of injury
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medline Industries

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Tennessee

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Regional One Health

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27428718 (View on PubMed)

Birchenough SA, Rodeheaver GT, Morgan RF, Peirce SM, Katz AJ. Topical poloxamer-188 improves blood flow following thermal injury in rat mesenteric microvasculature. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 May;60(5):584-8. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181651661.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Baskaran H, Toner M, Yarmush ML, Berthiaume F. Poloxamer-188 improves capillary blood flow and tissue viability in a cutaneous burn wound. J Surg Res. 2001 Nov;101(1):56-61. doi: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6262.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Yang Q, Schultz GS, Gibson DJ. A Surfactant-Based Dressing to Treat and Prevent Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilms. J Burn Care Res. 2018 Aug 17;39(5):766-770. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irx041.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Yang Q, Larose C, Della Porta AC, Schultz GS, Gibson DJ. A surfactant-based wound dressing can reduce bacterial biofilms in a porcine skin explant model. Int Wound J. 2017 Apr;14(2):408-413. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12619. Epub 2016 May 22.

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Pittinger TP, Curran D, Hermans MH. The treatment of paediatric burns with concentrated surfactant gel technology: a case series. J Wound Care. 2020 Jun 1;29(Sup6):S12-S17. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.Sup6.S12.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kirsner RS, Amaya R, Bass K, Boyar V, Ciprandi G, Glat PM, Percival SL, Romanelli M, Pittinger TP. Effects of a surfactant-based gel on acute and chronic paediatric wounds: a panel discussion and case series. J Wound Care. 2019 Jun 2;28(6):398-408. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2019.28.6.398.

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Other Identifiers

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20-07861-XP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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