Status:
COMPLETED
The Technique of Skin Stretching for Acute Burn Treatment and Scar Reconstruction
Lead Sponsor:
Association of Dutch Burn Centres
Conditions:
Burns
Scars
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Objective: A randomized controlled trial is performed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the skin stretching technique for two categories: 1. acute burn wounds: wound closure by means of skin...
Detailed Description
Eligibility criteria: Inclusion: 1\. Acute Burn wounds or scar reconstructions that require surgical treatment; 2. Sufficient healthy skin at (at least) one edge of the wound/scar must be available ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Acute Burn wounds or scar reconstructions that require surgical treatment;
- Sufficient healthy skin at (at least) one edge of the wound/scar must be available for the stretching procedure;
- Age \>= 18 years.
- Exclusion criteria:
- Language barrier;
- Known history of keloid formation;
- Systemic diseases: Diabetes Mellitus, immunodeficiency, arterial insufficiency;
- Local or systemic application of corticosteroids;
- Psychiatric diseases leading to study bias (e.g. automutilation);
- Skin diseases that lead to collagen and/or elastin abnormalities such as Ehlers Danlos;
- Radiated skin;
- Wound located at extremities, exceeding \>33% of circumference (acute burn category).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00609908
Start Date
December 1 2007
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
June 26 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Red Cross Hospital
Beverwijk, Netherlands