Measuring Hand Edema in Burn Patients

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Conditions studied: Edema

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the reliability and concurrent validity of the figure-of-eight method of measuring hand edema in the burn patient population. Establishing the reliability and validity would enable a more time efficient assessment than the currently accepted methods.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00137228

Run by

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

People needed

20

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2006-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-01-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or female 18-89 years old
• Admitted to the United States (U.S.) Army Burn Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or ward with burn injury and the presence of bilateral or unilateral hand edema

You may not qualify if…

• Subject unable to be placed in test position for volumetry testing or the presence of a medical condition, as defined by a physician, that precludes the safe use of volumetry.
• Subject is unable to tolerate his/her hand(s) being immersed in room temperature water for volumetry testing.
• Subject does not have any of the bony landmarks (due to amputation, previous surgery) required to perform the figure-of-eight measurement

Where it is running

• U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research — Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

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