Use of Pressure Garments for Burn Scars

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Overview

1. Will Pressure Garment Therapy better control hypertrophic scarring than no Pressure Garment Therapy. 2. How will Pressure Garment Therapy affect functional capacity or scar contracture development across joints either in number or severity. 3. Will Pressure Garment Therapy diminish discomfort due to pruritus.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Burns

Interventions

Jobst Pressure GarmentDEVICE

Pressure garment therapy for 18 months post burn injury. May be Jobst pressure garment or Medical Z pressure garment.

Medical Z pressure garmentDEVICE

Pressure garment to be worn for 18 months post burn. May be Jobst pressure garment or Medical Z pressure garment.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 YearMax age: 17 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * At least 30% total body surface area(TBSA) second degree burns or at least 10% TBSA full-thickness burns including bilateral comparable burns to upper and/or lower extremities. * at least 1 year of age and no more than 17 years of age * Wound closure * No evidence of deep venous thrombosis or other vascular compromise. * No concomitant conflicting study protocols. Exclusion Criteria: * Burn injuries not bilateral to upper and/or lower extremities. * Evidence of vascular compromise. * Conflicting protocols.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Differences in scarring between pressure garment therapy and no pressure garment therapy

Time frame: Time of burn to 2 years post burn

Secondary Outcomes

Effect of Pressure Garment Therapy on functional capacity or scar contracture development across joints either in number or severity compared to no pressure garment therapy.

Time frame: Time of burn to 2 years post burn

Effect of pressure garment therapy on scar discomfort and pruritis compared to no pressure garment therapy

Time frame: Time of burn to 2 years post burn

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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