Use of Pressure Garments for Burn Scars (Jobst)

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Burns

Treatments: Device: Medical Z pressure garment; Device: Jobst Pressure Garment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00675974

NIDRR

05-126

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. Will Pressure Garment Therapy better control hypertrophic scarring than no Pressure Garment Therapy.
2. How will Pressure Garment Therapy affect functional capacity or scar contracture development across joints either in number or severity.
3. Will Pressure Garment Therapy diminish discomfort due to pruritus.

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 30% total body surface area(TBSA) second degree burns or at least 10% TBSA full-thickness burns including bilateral comparable burns to upper and/or lower extremities.
• at least 1 year of age and no more than 17 years of age
• Wound closure
• No evidence of deep venous thrombosis or other vascular compromise.
• No concomitant conflicting study protocols.

Exclusion criteria

• Burn injuries not bilateral to upper and/or lower extremities.
• Evidence of vascular compromise.
• Conflicting protocols.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Pressure garment therapy

Treatment:

Device: Jobst Pressure Garment

Device: Medical Z pressure garment

2

No Intervention group

Description:

No pressure garment therapy