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Chitosan Unguent in burned patients

Evaluation of the effect of Chitosan Unguent at 1% in the treatment of patients with first and second degree superficial burns

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
RPCEC
Registry ID
RPCEC00000256
Enrollment
40
Registered
2017-10-16
Start date
2018-04-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

Superficial first and second degree burns

Interventions

Chitosan group (Experimental): Daily application of 1% chitosan unguent on the lesions after wound cleaning. Depending on the clinical course, the daily application will be continued until 14 days or
Placebos

Sponsors

Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Havana, Cuba.
Lead Sponsor
"Roberto Escudero" Pharmaceutical Laboratory, BioCubaFarma, Havana, Cuba
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1- Cuban patients, of any sex, any skin color, with superficial burns, grades I and II. 2- Ages between 18 and 70 years, both inclusive. 3 - Burns by physical agents. 4- Written informed consent of the patient to participate in the investigation and to complete the established examinations.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1- Burns from electrical or chemical origin, by inhalation or combined. 2 - Presence of microbiologically confirmed sepsis in the lesions, caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa or other bacterial agents. 3- History of allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation. 4- Diabetes mellitus. 5- Referred immunological disease. 6- Malignant disease. 7- Collagen disease. 8- Pregnancy, breastfeeding or puerperium. 9- Severe psychiatric disorder or mental incapacity.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time of lesions healing (Time from baseline assessment until the moment of total healing of the lesions or the moment of formation of useful granulation tissue in the affected area). Measurement time: daily during the duration of the treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Extension of lesions (It will calculate using a simple method named Kirschbaum Rule or rule of 3, which constitutes a modification of the Wallace Rule (or rule of 9), by which it is considered that Different bodily anatomical regions represent 9% each or a multiple of 9% of total body surface area). Measurement time: at baseline and, then at days 7 and 14 of treatment or until the time of healing of the lesions. 2. Presence of local adverse events-AE (distribution frequency for the appearance of AE (Yes, No), type of event (name of the AE), duration (time from appearance until stop the event), severity (severe, non-severe), intensity of AE (grades 1-5), relation of causality (remote, possible, probable, very probable), result of AE (recuperate, improvement, persist or sequels), attitude concerning the studied treatment (without changes, dose modification, temporal or definitive treatment discontinuation)). Measuring time: At each administration until the end of treatment.

Countries

Cuba

Contacts

Public ContactIdrian Garcia Garcia

Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Development

idrian.garcia@cidem.cu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: RPCEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026