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Clinical Trials/NCT00539097
NCT00539097TerminatedPhase 2

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

Shriners Hospitals for Children1 site in 1 country38 target enrollmentStarted: June 1, 2005Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Terminated
Enrollment
38
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
donor site healing time

Study Overview

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).

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
6 Years to 24 Years (Child, Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

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

Arms & Interventions

A, treated

Experimental

treated with Juven po supplement x 3 weeks postop

Intervention: Juven (Ross Products) protein supplement (Dietary Supplement)

B, control

No Intervention

Usual nutrition therapy received postop

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

donor site healing time

Time Frame: 3weeks

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Theresa Mayes

Clinical Dietitian

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Study Sites (1)

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