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Cardiac Arrhythmias and Dysfunction in the Pediatric Burn Patient

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Cardiac Dysfunction
Registration Number
NCT03085420
Lead Sponsor
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect information about how often an abnormal heart beat happens in children who have been burned.

Detailed Description

The investigators hope to learn the following:

* If heart arrhythmias are more common in children with a large burn injury than in children with a small burn injury.

* The difference in development of a heart arrhythmia after a large burn injury by comparing information from children with large burns who do and do not develop a heart arrhythmia.

* A better understanding of the length of a hospital stay, the number of operations, and the number of care complications in patients with heart arrhythmias after a burn injury.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

Pediatric burn patients from age 0 - 18 who have sustained a burn injury will be eligible for this study.

Group 1 will consist of patients with ≥30% TBSA burn injury. Group 2 will consist of patients with <30% TBSA burn injury who develop a cardiac abnormality.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with pre-existing cardiac disorder, desquamative skin disorders and electrical injury.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of cardiac dysfunction in pediatric burn patientsThrough study completion up to 4 years after hospital discharge.

Results of echocardiograms will be compared between patients with cardiac dysfunction versus those without cardiac dysfunction.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acute care hospital length of stayHospital admission to discharge (average of 1 day per %TBSA burn - example 30 days for a 30% TBSA burn injury).

Hospital length of stay (admission date to discharge date) will be compared between participants with cardiac dysfunction versus participants without cardiac dysfunction.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shriners Hospitals for Children

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Shriners Hospitals for Children
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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