Can skin grafting success rates in burn patients be improved by using a low friction environment?

Can Skin graftIng success rates in burn patients be improved by using a Low friKtIon Environment – a feasibility study?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN82599687

Enrollment

200

Registered

2015-11-19

Start date

2015-10-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Topic: Children, Injuries and emergencies

Interventions

All eligible patients in two burn services (three hospital sites) will be cared for using low friction nursing as standard management. This involves low-friction bottom sheets, pillow cases and lined

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 4 weeks to 100 years 2. Study participant requiring skin grafting of burn injured skin as part of the planned care 3. Nursed on a bed and admitted overnight or longer to one of the three burns services

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are ventilated or on inotropes 2. Patients in whom VAC dressings were used to maintain grafts 3. Patients in whom consent is not possible will be excluded from questionnaire & interviews. In the case of children, parents will consent to participation, with older children giving assent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility of using low-friction bedding in skin grafted, burn injured patients will be determined through interviews with patients and carers at 3 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical outcomes 1. Percentage graft loss as determined by consultant surgical team when graft failure has been confirmed 2. Hospital re-admission rate 3. Diagnosis of wound infection defined as positive swab results and prescription of antibiotics 4. Validation of the iBID grafting and re-grafting rates for use as an outcome in a full trial Patient reported measures: 1. Pain scores assessed using age-appropriate standardised self-report questionnaire measures including Wong-Baker, FLACC, Modified Objective Pain Score, and Visual Analogue Scale/ Numeric Rating Scale at 12 and 24 hours post-graft for both the donor and graft sites 2. Quality of life assessed using age appropriate EQ-5D questionnaires pre-operatively and within 28 days after injury	—

Measure

Time frame

Clinical outcomes 1. Percentage graft loss as determined by consultant surgical team when graft failure has been confirmed 2. Hospital re-admission rate 3. Diagnosis of wound infection defined as positive swab results and prescription of antibiotics 4. Validation of the iBID grafting and re-grafting rates for use as an outcome in a full trial Patient reported measures: 1. Pain scores assessed using age-appropriate standardised self-report questionnaire measures including Wong-Baker, FLACC, Modified Objective Pain Score, and Visual Analogue Scale/ Numeric Rating Scale at 12 and 24 hours post-graft for both the donor and graft sites 2. Quality of life assessed using age appropriate EQ-5D questionnaires pre-operatively and within 28 days after injury

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Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactSusan George

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 24, 2026