Antioxidant Status During Burn Rehabilitation

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Burns

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00536822

07-06-04-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is believed that children with a prior history of significant burn injury continue to manifest low levels of antioxidants well into their convalescence.The purpose of this study is to examine malondialdehyde (an oxidative lipid marker) and vitamins E, C and beta carotene status in reconstructive burn patients.

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 19 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Greater than 3 but less than 19 years
• Reconstructive or followup outpatient care at least 1 year postburn
• Initial burn size > 40%
• Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization

Exclusion criteria

• History of multivitamin or steroid use, liver disease, preburn malnutrition