Evaluation Perioperative Nutrition on Donor Site Healing in Patients Undergoing Reconstructive Burn Surg

Phase 2

Terminated

• Conditions: Burn; Reconstructive Surgical Procedure
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Juven (Ross Products) protein supplement

• Registration Number: NCT00539097
• Lead Sponsor: Shriners Hospitals for Children

Brief Summary

The investigators hope to learn if taking a nutrition drink for a short time after surgery for an elective reconstructive burn injury improves donor site healing, muscle mass and scar maturation time (the point at which the redness, height and firmness of the wound has faded, flattened and softened, and no longer changes in appearance).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-06
• Primary Completion: 2007-10
• Study First Submitted: 2007-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2007-10-03
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

• At least one year post-acute burn injury
• Admitted for surgery whereby split thickness donor site created
• Received initial acute treatment at Shriner's Hospital in Cincinnati

Exclusion Criteria

• Less than 6years of age
• Less than one year from acute burn injury
• Split thickness donor site/autograft not anticipated
• Initial treatment not at Shriners Hospital in Cincinnati

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A, treated	Juven (Ross Products) protein supplement	treated with Juven po supplement x 3 weeks postop

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
donor site healing time	3weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shriners Hospital for Children; 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States