The effects of non-thermal plasma on burn wounds: a pilot study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Burns; Studies of infection and infectious agents; Injuries and Accidents - Burns

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000948796
• Lead Sponsor: Alfred Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients must be able to provide consent to treatment, and engage with follow up, including with clinical photography
•Patients require in-patient management of their wound, for at least 1 dressing change
•Moderate (>1-10%TBSA) or multiple burns or donor sites to enable within person trials of NTP vs. Standard treatment

Exclusion Criteria

•Small burns or donor sites (<=1%TBSA) that would not facilitate separate treatment areas
•Burns on the face, making the participant identifiable
•Burns on the genitals/perineum
•Planned outpatient treatment of the burn
•Patients with large burns (>10%TBSA)
•Patients unable to participate in follow up

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Speed of wound healing of NTP treated burn compared with standard wound care over the course of in patient stay. Outcome based on clinical opinion. (better, same or worse) will be recorded on the daily treatment survey. Overall quality of healing will be examined over longer term during clinical outpatient follow up. (better, same or worse).<br>[Initial assessment after 5 days of treatment, then follow up post healing at 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 and 24 months. ];Speed of resolution of wound infection comparing non-thermal plasma vs. standard topical treatments. Outcome based on clinical opinion. (better, same or worse) will be recorded on the daily treatment survey.[Day 5 of inpatient treatment. ]