N/A
N=30
Microcurrent for Healing Autogenous Skin Donor Sites
Burns
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00558701 ↗Enrolled (actual)
30
Serious AEs
8.0%
Results posted
Jun 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Time to Wound Healing — 10.8; 11.1 days
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Microcurrent stimulator (Device); Silverlon Wound Contact Dressing (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
- Primary completion
- Oct 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Time to Wound Healing |
10.8; 11.1 | — |
Summary
This single-center, prospective, randomized, and controlled study evaluated the efficacy of silver-coated dressing with active microcurrent in comparison to silver-coated dressing with sham microcurrent on wound-closure time for autogenous skin donor sites.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- between 18-65 years of age
- burn less than 30% total body surface area
- burns not involving donor site area
- you need skin grafting to cover burns
- agree not to use other electronic devices that generate current during your study participation
- agree to come back for follow up visits at least every other day after discharge from hospital until donor site is healed
Exclusion Criteria
- you have an illness that may affect how your wound heals such as diabetes, blood clotting disorder, cirrhosis, liver failure, peripheral vascular disease
- you are taking medications that could affect how your wound heals such as steroids, Plavix, Coumadin
- you have an infection of the skin or your bloodstream
- you are pregnant or nursing
- you are sensitive or allergic to silver or nylon
- your burn wounds are more than 30% of your total body surface area
- your site was previously harvested for grafting
- you have an implantable pacemaker device
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00558701). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.