Comparing oil based ointment versus standard practice for the treatment of moderate burns in Greece: A cost effectiveness evaluatio
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- BurnsInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningBurn and corrosion, body region unspecified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN74058791
- Lead Sponsor
- Regional General Hospital of Athens ?Georgios Gennimatas? (Greece)
- Brief Summary
2011 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22132709/ (added 18/12/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 211
Inclusion Criteria
1. Total Burns Surface Area (TBSA) <15%.
2. Thermal burns
3. No need of surgical operation
4. Either sex, aged 18-75
Exclusion Criteria
Systematic diseases (cancer and diabetes)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Mean reduction in days of in-hospital stay for patients in both groups (standard length of stay according to the experts=10 days)<br> 2. Time of recovery for patients with superficial partial thickness burns (Transepidermal Water Loss [TEWL] <60 gr/m2/h) using the TEWL indicator, recovery defined as 50% reduction of the TEWL on the first day<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Pain<br> A visual analogue scale of 1 to 10 is used for pain measurement (0 = no pain; 1-2 = slight pain; 3-4 = mild pain; 5 = moderate pain; 6-9 = moderately severe pain; 10 = severe pain). Pain scores were recorded twice daily by the doctors. Pain medication is given upon patient demand<br> 2. Clinical evaluation of the appearance of burn limits<br> A clinical evaluation of the appearance of burn limits is made each day by the doctor. We have used a binary and a continuous variable to quantify these criteria. The modalities of the first variable are:<br> 2.1. Healthy appearance of burn limits<br> 2.2. No Healthy appearance (presenting redness, swelling, other)<br>