The purpose of this study is to compare waterproof cast padding material to standard cotton/poly-cotton cast padding material to the presence or absence of cast sores of the heel.
Cast sores result in pain, scarring and sometimes disfigurement. No study has specifically evaluated the efficacy of waterproof cast padding with respect to preventing lower extremity cast sores. Comparison: Non-blinded randomization to waterproof or cotton/cotton-poly cast padding material in a pediatric population who have lower extremity casts that include the foot and are applied in the operating room. Comparison of cast sore incidence will be made in the two randomized groups.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
84
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Presence or absence of cast sores, including size, location, grade using Wagner's Classification system for the severe diabetic foot ulcerations
Time frame: Time of cast application to final cast removal
Presence of: abrasion; pressure/sheer; maceration wetness; infection; cast modification.
Time frame: Cast application to final cast removal
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