Skin graft donor site wounds Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
This is a prospective, single-blinded, comparative clinical trial involving patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia with partial thickness wounds which were created as an after effect of skin g
Sponsors
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients with partial thickness wounds after split-skin graft harvesting 2. This thickness is at 0.2 mm (0.008 inch); harvested with a specified dermatome 3. Skin-graft donors > 25cm2 wide 4. Consented patients 5. Patients compliant to the treatment protocol
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Accidental full thickness harvesting 2. Non-compliant patient, causing dressing to dislodge 3. Patients with history of allergy to seafood/ sea cucumber 4. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, on steroid medications or who are immunocompromised 5. Pregnancy 6. Patient with skin pathology (eczema etc)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wound epithelialization, assessed by clinical judgment and calculated as percent of surface of wound epithelialized at day 10, 14 and 21 after intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain and pruritus assessed with visual analogue scale at day 10, 14 and 21 2. Scar quality assessed with modified Vancouver scar scale (MVSS) at follow up (week 6 to 9) | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactAdzim Poh Yuen Wen
Outcome results
None listed