Comparison of Length Gain Between Square Flap and Z-plasty in Post Burn Contracture Release

Dow University of Health Sciences

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Burn Scar

Treatments: Procedure: square flap; Procedure: z-plasty

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04690543

ANaseem

Details and patient eligibility

About

the purpose of this study is to compare the gain in length after postburn contracture release using two different techniques, the more commonly practised z - plasty and relatively newer technique, square flap

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:- • Both genders.

• Joints supple.
• Linear contracture bands.
• Age between 5years to 50 years.
• Surrounding non scarred skin.
• Contractures of axilla, cubital fossa, popliteal fossa and digits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Deep burns.

  • Joint contractures.
  • Surrounding skin scarred.
  • Broad, irregular contracture.
  • Neck, Perineal, wrist or toe contractures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

z-plasty

Active Comparator group

Description:

Z-plasty: It will be defined as a local transposition flap that will be used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars. It will be involved creating two triangular flaps of equal dimensions that will be transposed.

Treatment:

Procedure: z-plasty

square flap

Experimental group

Description:

Square flap: It will be defined as is another local transposition flap which will be used for release of contractures. Square will be marked on one side of the contracture, and two triangles will be marked on the other side, with the length of all the flaps equal, which will be then transposed.

Treatment:

Procedure: square flap