A comparison between banana leaf dressing and Vaseline gauze dressing for split-thickness skin graft donor sites at a Ugandan hospital

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202002762137087

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-11

Start date

2017-06-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

Banana Leaf Dressing

Vaseline Gauze dressing

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients undergoing harvest of SSG from the thigh. 2. Patients 10 years of age and above.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with comorbidities which are known to impede normal wound healing. 2. Patients with a known history of substance abuse or long term pain medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post operative pain;pain on dressing change;Percentage epithelialisation of donor site wound ;Microbial characteristics of donor site wound	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Ease of application of dressings to donor site wound;Ease of removal of dressings from donor site wound;Cost of dressings	—

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactNaomi Leah Kekisa

Plastic Surgeon

naomileahk@gmail.com+256766809494

Outcome results

None listed

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