Acceptability and effectiveness of Burnshield dressing in the early treatment of uncomplicated partial thickness burns in the A&E Department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31271577

Enrollment

242

Registered

2007-09-28

Start date

2007-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning: Burns Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Burns

Interventions

1. Burnshield 2. Atrauman (standard treatment) for 24 hours After 24 hours all patients will receive Atrauman dressing. Added September 2008: trial was stopped due to lack of resources.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age over 1 year 2. Partial thickness burn under 10% of body surface area 3. Injury less than 2 hours old 4. Patient/parent consents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age <1 year 2. Pregnancy 3. First aid other than cold water, soaked dressings or cling film 4. Requiring fluid resuscitation or referral to plastics 5. Requiring admission for other injury 6. Systemic disease likely to affect healing (DM, PVD)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain scoring (Wong and Baker scale) and analgesia usage between Burnshield and Atrauman groups.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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