Overview

The Burn Glove Trial - Hand Burn Dressing Pilot

Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2016-07-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Specific Aim 1: To determine if one of three burn dressings provides a less painful healing experience for partial thickness hand. Specific Aim 2: To evaluate if one of three dressings provides greater functionality during and after healing of partial thickness hand burns. Specific Aim 3: To determine if one of three burn dressings promotes aesthetically superior healing results for partial thickness hand burns.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Southern Illinois University
Treatments:
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Bacitracin
Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients presenting at Memorial Medical or Southern Illinois University (SIU) Health
Care

- Patients with partial-thickness burn injuries to the dorsum and/or palm of the hand/s
that exceeds ½% total body surface area (TBSA) for at least one hand.

- < 10% TBSA 2nd and 3rd degree burn injuries

- Initial clinical presentation < 5 days post burn injury

Exclusion Criteria:

- < ½ % TBSA involving the hand

- > 10%TBSA burn injuries

- > 60 years of age

- < 8 years of age

- Patients (or parents of minors) without cognitive capacity to comprehend informed
consent

- Presentation > 5 days post-burn injury event

- Pregnant women

- Full thickness/3rd degree burns to the dorsal and/or palmer hand/s

- Exposed vital structures (tendons, nerves, bone, vessels)

- Uncontrolled Type II Diabetes

- Type I Diabetes

- History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

- Have a known allergy to silver products

- Signs of infection on initial clinical presentation (presence of purulent drainage,
significant cellulitis, and/or fever)

- Smoke/inhalation injuries requiring ventilation

- Critically ill patients requiring intensive care