How effective is ionic silver and chlorhexidine (SiO2- Ag+ Chlorex) spray on pain and re-epithelialisation rate in donor site wounds for patients undergoing split skin grafting?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Split skin graftingSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN58295774
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
1. All patients undergoing split skin grafting using the thigh as a donor site
2. Consented patients
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known allergy to any component of the dressings
2. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, as measured by HbA1c =10%
3. Presence of active autoimmune or immune diseases
4. Use of systemic steroid or immunosuppressants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain measured using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at rest and dressing removal at baseline, and postoperative days 1-7, 10, 15 and 20
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method