Cost-effectiveness of laser Doppler imaging in burn care in the Netherlands

Completed

• Conditions: burn depth; depth of burn wounds; 10022114; 10014982

• Registration Number: NL-OMON35374
• Lead Sponsor: Vereniging Samenwerkende Brandwondencentra Nederland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2013-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

- Patients with acute burns of indeterminate depth (=intermediate depth, not obviously superficial or full thickness)
- Outpatient treatment or admission at one of the three burn centres
- Presentation within 5 days post burn

Exclusion Criteria

- A presence of both burns of indeterminate depth and full thickness, at admittance
- Patients with periorbital facial burns, in which the eyes are unable to shield
- Patients or their nex of kin if they are underaged or temporary incompetent who can not be expected to give informed consent e.g. because of cognitive dysfunction or poor Dutch proficiency
- Patients with a TBSA burned >20%

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The effect of LDI in burn care on wound healing time</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- The effect of LDI on patient outcomes (quality of life, scar quality)<br /><br>- The effect of LDI on diagnostic and therapeutic decisions<br /><br>- The effect of LDI on total (medical and non-medical) costs<br /><br>- The cost-effectiveness of LDI compare to the standard diagnostic strategy of<br /><br>burn depth</p><br>