A new dressing method of skin graft donor site in burn patients

Early Phase 1

Conditions: Condition 1: Burning. Condition 2: Burning. Condition 3: Burning.
Burns of multiple regions, at least one burn of third degree mentioned
Burn of second degree, body region unspecified
Burn of third degree, body region unspecified

Registration Number: IRCT201202278375N6

Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

(1) Burn wounds which require partial thickness skin graft (2) Age 15 to 35 years (3) Burn surface area 20% to 50%. Exclusion criteria: (1) Background disease which interferes with wound healing (2) Drug history which interferes with wound healing (steroids and chemotherapy) (3) Chemical or electrical burns

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wound epithelialization time. Timepoint: Wound epithelialization time will be measured daily since the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Wound epithelialization time will be measured by inspection by one expert surgeon.;The final cost. Timepoint: At the end of intervention. Method of measurement: The final cost will be measured at the end of the intervention on RLS.;Donor site infection. Timepoint: Donor site infection will be measured daily since the start of intervention. Method of measurement: Donor site infection will be measured by wound appearance (erythema, warmth and pussy exudates), smear and culture.;Pain at the time of dressing change. Timepoint: At the time of dressing change. Method of measurement: Pain at the time of dressing change will be measured by the pain reported by patient (given a score between 0 and 10).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scar. Timepoint: One month after hospital discharge. Method of measurement: Scar of graft donor site wound will be measured by Vancouver Scar Scale. The scale is based on four values: pliability, height, vascularity and pigmentation. The four categories are given a score between 0 and 4. The scale will be evaluated by a surgeon and a nurse who do not know the type of dressing one month after discharge from the hospital.