Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Silver in Partial Thickness Pediatric Burns
Lead Sponsor:
IWK Health Centre
Conditions:
Pediatric Burns
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Most burns in children are due to scalds and with proper dressings will heal on their own without the need for surgery such as skin grafting. Many current burn dressings contain silver which is felt t...
Detailed Description
This randomized controlled single-blind trial will examine the effect of silver in dressings to healing of superficial partial thickness burns in a pediatric population. Briefly, patients under the ag...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \<16 years old
- partial thickness thermal (scald, contact, fire) burns up to 25% TBSA on the trunk and extremities
- presenting \< 72 hours after injury
Exclusion
- mixed burn pattern (combination of partial and full thickness burn) or full thickness burns requiring surgery at either anatomic sites.
- isolated burns to perineum, hands, or feet allergy to silver
- concomitant injury (eg.fractures)
- inhalational injury
- chemical burn
- electrical burn
- unable to understand English or French
- have not had a silver-based wound dressing applied prior to presentation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 3 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 10 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06971562
Start Date
May 3 2017
End Date
May 10 2025
Last Update
May 14 2025
Active Locations (1)
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IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8