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