Umbilical Granuloma
Conditions
Keywords
Double Ligation, Topical Silver Nitrate
Brief summary
To study and compare the efficacy and safety of Double Ligation and Topical Silver Nitrate Solution while treating children with Umbilical Granulomas
Detailed description
The patients underwent one treatment option and then followed up for three weeks and the results noted in terms of success/failure and complications specific to each treatment option and analysed accordingly
Interventions
PROCEDUREDouble Ligation
DRUGTopical Silver Nitrate
Sponsors
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 12 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1\. Patients of Umbilical Granuloma, less than 1 year age
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients who already had any treatment 2. Parents refused to give consent for enrollment 3. Patients lost in follow up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency of Success/Failure of treatment | 3 weeks | The effect of treatment was noted in a structured proforma on weekly basis for 3 weeks. Treatment was considered successful if, on local examination the granuloma disappeared completely and did not reappear during the follow up period. And if the granuloma did not disppear completely during the follow up period after double ligation or application of silver nitrate, treatment was considered to have failed. These variables were measured as frequency and percentages. The results were compared between the two groups using chi-square test. A significance level of \<0.05 was considered significant. |
| Frequency of complications in both groups | 3 weeks | The complications were also noted in the above mentioned proforma during the follow up period on weekly basis for 3 weeks. Complications relevant to the treatment i.e. infection, bleeding, chemical burns and skin discoloration were noted during local examination. These variables were measured as frequency and percentages. The results were compared between the two groups using chi-square test. A significance level of \<0.05 was considered significant |
Outcome results
None listed