Burn scars are treated with compression garments. These are produced based on manual measure data. The aim of this study is to evaluate correct fitting, wearing comfort, suitability for daily use and scar properties after using garments produced on base of measuring data from scanning in comparison to manual measured data.
In plastic and reconstructive surgery, treatment of burn scars is still challenging, because excessive and hypertrophic scarring can occur. Burn garments are usually used to reduce such scarring. However, measure are taken manually by a measuring tape using interpolation. Therefore, compression garments produced on base of 3D surface imaging using a scanning system are compared to compression garments based on manually measurements regarding correct fitting, wearing comfort, suitability for daily use and scar properties.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
10
Garment based on manual measurement
Garment based on scan measurement
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Fitting of the garment (on a numeric rating scale 0-10)
Numeric rating scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) judged by the patient: 0 means perfect fitting, 10 means no fitting). Higher values represent a worse outcome.
Time frame: 3 months
Comfort of the garment (on a numeric rating scale 0-10)
Numeric rating scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) judged by the patient: 0 means good wearing comfort, 10 means bad wearing comfort. Higher values represent a worse outcome.
Time frame: 3 months
Daily use of the garment (on a numeric rating scale 0-10)
Numeric rating scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) judged by the patient: 0 means good suitability of daily use, 10 means bad suitability of daily use. Higher values represent a worse outcome.
Time frame: 3 months
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