The Counter-irritating Efficacy of Topical Povidone-iodine in Thermal Burns
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2013-07-01
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Summary
Skin burns are one of the causes of disability, suffering and death in humans. Anecdotal,
uncontrolled studies have shown the efficacy of povidone-iodine ointment in human skin burns,
provided the preparation was applied shortly after the exposure to the heat source. The
proposed study will conduct a controlled study in which the effect of povidone-iodine
ointment will be tested in large group of patients and will be compared with standard cold
water treatment.