A randomised controlled trial of dressings for management of pain for minor skin excision wounds.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: skin lesion; Skin - Dermatological conditions; Skin - Other skin conditions

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000384853
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New England

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 15 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

Patients presenting to their general practitioner for minor surgical excision of a skin lesion
18 years of age or over

Exclusion Criteria

Excision of lesions on the face
Patients already on oral antibiotics
Patients on immunosuppressive drugs
Traumatic wounds
Patients who are unable to communicate effectively either due to language barrier or cognitive impairment
Patients with a known contraindication, allergy or adverse reaction to ibuprofen or any component of the dressing.
Patients with a wound that has skin integrity concerns eg difficult closure with poorly perfused skin
Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean difference in pain scores at 24 hours. Comparison will be pain score of wounds covered with an ibuprofen- impregnated dressing compared to wounds covered with a plain non-medicated dressing. Pain will be measured on a 100mm visual analog scale, as a self assessment by participants.. <br><br>[24 hours post excision.<br>];Mean difference in pain scores at 72 hours. Comparison will be of wounds covered with a plain dressing compared to wounds not covered with a dressing.<br>Pain will be measured on a 100mm visual analog scale, as a self assessment by participants. <br>[72 hours post excision]