Comparison of Early Excision and Grafting Between Children and Adults with Less than 40% Deep Burns

Comparison of Graft Take and Scar Score After Early Excision and Grafting Between Adult and Pediatric Patients with Less than 40% of Total Body Surface Area Burns

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014032713880N3

Enrollment

106

Registered

2014-04-15

Start date

2012-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Deep Second and Third Degree Burns Covering More than 40% of Total Body Surface Area. Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved

Interventions

Intervention 1: Early excision and grafting in pediatric patients (younger than 14 years) as group 1: early excision and grafting was performed less than 14 days from the initial burn for all of the p

Treatment - Surgery

Early excision and grafting in pediatric patients (younger than 14 years) as group 1: early excision and grafting was performed less than 14 days from the initial burn for all of the patients. The bur

Early Excision and Grafting in adult patients (older than 14 years) as group 2: early excision and grafting was performed less than 14 days from the initial burn for all of the patients. The burnt tis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: deep second and third degree burns covering less than 40% total body surface area; age between 1 to 65 years; filling in a consent form to have the early excision and grafting operation. Exclusion criteria: not filling in the consent form to have the early excision and grafting operation; connective tissue disorders; immune suppressive disorders; scars of previous burn injuries; Severe protein malnutrition; Associated injuries; Severe systemic diseases such as diabetes; advanced cardiovascular disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Scar Formation. Timepoint: weekly in the first month and then monthly for the next 3 months. Method of measurement: Observation and by Scale.;Graft Success Rate. Timepoint: weekly in the first month and then monthly for the next 3 months. Method of measurement: Observation and by Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hospital stay. Timepoint: Patients in the hospital time. Method of measurement: Observation.;Itch score. Timepoint: weekly in the first month and then monthly for the next 3 months. Method of measurement: Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Ayaz

Shiraz Univeriity of Medical Sciences

ayazm@sums.ac.ir+98 71 1820 8880

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026