Low Dose Vitamin C in Burns >20% Compared to Previous Studies With High Dose Vitamin C

Completed

Conditions studied: Burns, Ascorbic Acid Deficiency, Burn Shock, Burn Degree Second, Burn Degree Third, Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance

In brief

Burn injury is marked by a large release of inflammatory mediators which disrupt the normal capillary barrier and cause a rapid shift of intravascular fluid into interstitial spaces, ultimately leading to shock and death. As such, adequate fluid management and resuscitation is critical for burn patients to prevent further cellular injury. Technologies and medical options such as cardiac output monitoring along with early tube feeding and vitamin C administration have developed slowly over the years. Effective management of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome response and metabolic derangement is crucial for the survival of burn patients. In particular, vitamin C administration has shown to significantly decreases early post-burn lipid peroxidation, reduce microvascular leak of fluid by preventing endothelial dysfunction, and decreases edema formation in burned tissue. Vitamin C is a cheap and widely available antioxidant which has been shown to significantly effective in positively impacting clinical outcomes in burn resuscitation. We aim to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin C in burns greater than 20% total body surface area on clinical outcomes such as length of hospital stay, total fluid requirements, and mortality.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT05612867
Run by: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
People needed: 54
Starts: 2020-12-12
Expected to finish: 2021-01-08
Last updated by the study team: 2022-11-10

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

All patients presenting to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Emergency Department with International Classification of Diseases-10 codes of :
i. T31.2 Burns involving 20-29% of body surface ii. T31.3 Burns involving 30-39% of body surface iii. T31.4 Burns involving 40-49% of body surface iv. T31.5 Burns involving 50-59% of body surface v. T31.6 Burns involving 60-69% of body surface vi. T31.7 Burns involving 70-79% of body surface vii. T31.8 Burns involving 80-89% of body surface viii. T31.9 Burns involving 90% or more of body surface ix. T30.2 Burn of second degree, body region unspecified x. T30.3 Burn of third degree, body region unspecified

You may not qualify if…

Total Body Surface Area Burns under 20%.

Where it is running

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center — Colton, California, United States

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