Acceptability and effectiveness of Burnshield dressing in the early treatment of uncomplicated partial thickness burns in the A&E Department

Completed

• Conditions: Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning: Burns; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Burns

• Registration Number: ISRCTN31271577
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 242

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age over 1 year
2. Partial thickness burn under 10% of body surface area
3. Injury less than 2 hours old
4. Patient/parent consents

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age <1 year
2. Pregnancy
3. First aid other than cold water, soaked dressings or cling film
4. Requiring fluid resuscitation or referral to plastics
5. Requiring admission for other injury
6. Systemic disease likely to affect healing (DM, PVD)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified