Evaluation of Skin Tear healing outcomes utilising two differing wound dressing types.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Skin TearsWound healingSkin - Other skin conditionsInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000294651
- Lead Sponsor
- The Prince Charles Hospital
- Brief Summary
Baseline characteristics were similar in both arms. In the adhesive silicone foam group, 86% of skin tears were fully healed at three weeks, compared to 59% in the meshed silicone interface group. Greater healing was observed across all three International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) skin tear categories in the adhesive silicone foam dressing group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
Skin tears occurring on the arms
Skin Tear STAR category 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3
Skin tears equal to or less than 100 cm2 area
Exclusion Criteria
Skin Tear that are older than 72 hours
Skin tears occurring on other parts of the body
Patients unable attend follow-up
Patients with uncontrolled bleeding
Patients with a clot beneath the skin flap which is unable to be evacuated
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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