Burn Scar
Conditions
Brief summary
Burn scars are treated with compression garments. These are produced based on manual measure data. The aim of this study is to evaluate correct fitting, wearing comfort, suitability for daily use and scar properties after using garments produced on base of measuring data from scanning in comparison to manual measured data.
Detailed description
In plastic and reconstructive surgery, treatment of burn scars is still challenging, because excessive and hypertrophic scarring can occur. Burn garments are usually used to reduce such scarring. However, measure are taken manually by a measuring tape using interpolation. Therefore, compression garments produced on base of 3D surface imaging using a scanning system are compared to compression garments based on manually measurements regarding correct fitting, wearing comfort, suitability for daily use and scar properties.
Interventions
DEVICECompression garment (manual)
Garment based on manual measurement
DEVICECompression garment (scan)
Garment based on scan measurement
Sponsors
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
The patient receives two different burn garments and does not know which one was produced based on the scan data and which one on the manual measuring.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Burn scars on an arm after IIa-III. burn (1-30% surface area) * Indication for burn garments * Experience in using burn garments
Exclusion criteria
* Consume of pain killer * Medication with cortisone or immun suppressive therapy * Psychiatric disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fitting of the garment (on a numeric rating scale 0-10) | 3 months | Numeric rating scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) judged by the patient: 0 means perfect fitting, 10 means no fitting). Higher values represent a worse outcome. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort of the garment (on a numeric rating scale 0-10) | 3 months | Numeric rating scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) judged by the patient: 0 means good wearing comfort, 10 means bad wearing comfort. Higher values represent a worse outcome. |
| Daily use of the garment (on a numeric rating scale 0-10) | 3 months | Numeric rating scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum) judged by the patient: 0 means good suitability of daily use, 10 means bad suitability of daily use. Higher values represent a worse outcome. |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed