Cardiac Arrhythmias and Dysfunction in the Pediatric Burn Patient

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03085420

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-21

Start date

2017-05-03

Completion date

2018-10-21

Last updated

2018-11-07

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Conditions

Cardiac Dysfunction

Keywords

Burns, Pediatrics, Cardiac Arrhythmia

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to collect information about how often an abnormal heart beat happens in children who have been burned.

Detailed description

The investigators hope to learn the following: * If heart arrhythmias are more common in children with a large burn injury than in children with a small burn injury. * The difference in development of a heart arrhythmia after a large burn injury by comparing information from children with large burns who do and do not develop a heart arrhythmia. * A better understanding of the length of a hospital stay, the number of operations, and the number of care complications in patients with heart arrhythmias after a burn injury.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTEchocardiogram

A baseline Echocardiogram test (ECHO) will be done one week from admission and monthly (+/- 1 week) or as ordered by a cardiologist.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Pediatric burn patients from age 0 - 18 who have sustained a burn injury will be eligible for this study. Group 1 will consist of patients with ≥30% TBSA burn injury. Group 2 will consist of patients with \<30% TBSA burn injury who develop a cardiac abnormality.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with pre-existing cardiac disorder, desquamative skin disorders and electrical injury.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Frequency of cardiac dysfunction in pediatric burn patients	Through study completion up to 4 years after hospital discharge.	Results of echocardiograms will be compared between patients with cardiac dysfunction versus those without cardiac dysfunction.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Acute care hospital length of stay	Hospital admission to discharge (average of 1 day per %TBSA burn - example 30 days for a 30% TBSA burn injury).	Hospital length of stay (admission date to discharge date) will be compared between participants with cardiac dysfunction versus participants without cardiac dysfunction.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026