Status:

TERMINATED

Efficacy and Safety Study of Soluble Beta-1,3/1,6-Glucan in Thermal Burns

Lead Sponsor:

Biotec Pharmacon ASA

Conditions:

Burns

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether soluble beta-1,3/1,6-glucan is an effective and safe treatment of thermal burns and non-injured skin where skin grafts are harvested. Hypothesis: Sol...

Detailed Description

In severe cases, burn patients commonly exhibit a clinical picture of systemic inflammation with a variety of manifestations ranging from the presence of tachycardia, tachypnea, fever and leukocytosis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age \>= 18 years
  • written informed consent
  • Group A - patients with thermal burns
  • partial thickness burns (2nd degree) requiring non-surgical primary treatment
  • primarily 5-15% TBSA burns, but burn patients with injury size from 1 to 40% TBSA may be included
  • or
  • Group B - patients with thermal burns
  • non-grafted partial thickness burns (2nd degree) in patients requiring autotransplantation in the early phase
  • primarily 5-15% TBSA burns, but burn patients with injury size from 1 to 40% TBSA may be included
  • or
  • Group C - patients with thermal burns
  • donor site(s) on the ventral side of the body and limbs in deep partial thickness burns (2nd degree) and/or full thickness burns patients requiring autotransplantation during the first 1-3 weeks after injury
  • primarily 5-15% TBSA burns, but burn patients with injury size from 1 to 40% TBSA may be included

Exclusion

  • inhalation injury to airways and lungs
  • chemical or high voltage electrical burn
  • pregnancy, lactation
  • clinical signs or symptoms of acute infection
  • any prescription or non-prescription topical medication administered within one week prior to study start
  • hematological and clinical/chemical parameteres judged as unacceptable by the investigator
  • donor sites with re-harvesting
  • previous treatment with soluble beta-1,3/1,6-glucan
  • participation in other clinical studies in the last 4 weeks

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

March 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00283426

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2007

Last Update

March 19 2007

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Haukeland University Hospital

Bergen, Norway, 5021

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