Status:

UNKNOWN

The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) on Acute Thermal Burns

Lead Sponsor:

Singapore General Hospital

Conditions:

Acute Thermal Burns

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The blinded RCTstudy aims to: * Determine the effects of HBOT on burns conversion for patients who have fresh thermal burns injury using the LDI. * Objectively determine the proportion of burns conve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Thermal burns injury less than 40% with areas of deep dermal/ full thickness burns.
  • Less than 24 hours from time of injury.
  • No inhalational injury (Nasoendoscopy and bronchoscopic diagnosis by burns centre medical team/ department of emergency medicine in SGH).
  • Age 21 years old and above and less than 60 years old.
  • Not intubated and not on inotropic support.
  • Understands and agrees to informed consent (approved by IRB SGH).

Exclusion

  • Untreated pneumothorax
  • Medications: Bleomycin, Cis-platin, Doxorubicin, Disulfiram (Chemotherapy)
  • Acute uncontrolled medical condition or significant medical condition (eg. Cerebrovascular accident, diabetic ketoacidosis, severe hypertensive 180/ 110 mmHg, end stage renal failure, chest pain, bleeding gastrointestinal tract, coma and acute asthma attack)
  • Other surgical emergencies (eg. open fractures, compartment syndrome and acute abdomen)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00824551

Start Date

January 1 2009

Last Update

January 16 2009

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Singapore General Hospital

Singapore, Singapore, 169608