Evaluation of Silverlon Dressing for Autogenous Skin Donor Sites
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Burns
In brief
The purpose of this study is to compare one type of dressing against the current standard dressing that is used to cover an unburned area of the skin where a piece of skin is removed to cover another part of the body that was burned. Hypothesis: The mean healing time for wounds treated with the Silverlon Dressing will be less than the mean healing time for wounds treated with Xeroform Dressing.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00137215
- Run by
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
- People needed
- 17
- Starts
- 2006-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2008-07-28
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years or older; male or female.
- Burn wounds of less than 30% total body surface area (TBSA) with no systemic abnormalities
- Burns do not involve the harvesting area
- Burn wounds require excision and grating of sufficient extent to justify two donor sites of equal and symmetrical size on non-dependent body surface areas
- Scheduled excision and grafting procedures is the first such operation for subject during this hospitalization
- Subject agrees to participate in follow-up evaluations
You may not qualify if…
- Critical illnesses requiring ventilator support, systemic infection or hemodynamic instability
- Major acute or chronic illnesses affecting wound healing (e.g. peripheral vascular disease, insulin dependent diabetes, blood clotting disorder)
- Subject receiving medications that inhibit/compromise wound healing (e.g. anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs, oral steroids). The use of anticoagulants does not include deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis.
- Cellulitis or other infection of potential donor site
- Previously harvested donor site
- Subject with greater than 30% TBSA burns
- Subjects with sensitivity to silver or nylon
- Pregnancy
Where it is running
- US Army Institute of Surgical Research — Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
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