Randomised controlled clinical trial to test the effectiveness of reusable burn gloves vs polythene bags as hand burn treatment
ISRCTN | ISRCTN32223537 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN32223537 |
Secondary identifying numbers | RRCC27R HALL M |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 12/12/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Mrs Marion Hall
Scientific
Scientific
York Health Services NHS Trust
Minor Injuries Dept, Selby War Memorial Hospital
Doncaster Road
Selby
YO8 9BX
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)1757 701 314 |
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a@b.c |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Not Specified |
Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
Scientific title | Randomised controlled clinical trial to test the effectiveness of reusable burn gloves vs polythene bags as hand burn treatment |
Study objectives | Will the clinical effectiveness of this new re-usable burn glove, made with a bacterial barrier, water vapour permeable fabric, be an improvement on the current treatment of polythene bags for partial thickness hand burns? Will the new treatment be cost effective? Partial thickness and superficial hand burns are treated mostly as outpatients. They need frequent redressing until healed, and are therefore costly to the NHS. Treatment of hand burns by bandaging methods in children and by polythene bags in adults, is debilitating, greatly reducing the patients ability to carry out the activities of daily living. Frequent dressing changes are necessary because of the moisture leaked from the burn. In the polythene bag treatment, the skin becomes macerated (soggy), as the bag fills with fluid. The accumulation of fluid in the bag reduces function of the hand during treatment. The semi-permeable and bacterial barrier nature of the fabric glove allows evaporation of the fluid, reducing the maceration, but keeping the burn moist and clean. The gloves are machine washable between use on the same patient and need washing and then sterilising before use on a new patient. The number of times the glove is washed will be recorded. The gloves will be laboratory tested by Lojigma for their effectiveness at the end of the trial. The randomised controlled clinical trial will test the clinical effectiveness in terms of healing time, infection rates, maceration, comfort, pain and function of the hand during treatment. Nurses in the recruiting Accident and Emergency and Minor Injuries Departments will be trained to carry out the trial. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Injury, occupational diseases, poisoning: Burns |
Intervention | 1. Reusable hand gloves 2. Polythene bags |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | 1. Healing time - measured in days from burn to healed 2. Infection rates - clinical infection treated with antibiotics 3. Bacterial barrier properties of materials - wound swabs to be taken 4. Maceration - clinical judgement made by nurses - confirmed with photographs 5. Comfort and ability to carry out activities of daily living - patient questionnaire 6. Pain - patient questionnaire 7. Movement of hand - measurements made by nurses 8. Assessing the life of the gloves - record number of washes 9. Gloves effectiveness to be tested by Lojigma at end of trial |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 05/01/1999 |
Completion date | 07/01/2000 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. Patients who agree to enter the trial, aged 16 plus who present within 48 hours of the burn in York, Harrogate or Northallerton A&E Departments or Selby Minor Injuries Department 2. They should have with partial thickness hand burns of at least 10% of the hand |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 05/01/1999 |
Date of final enrolment | 07/01/2000 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
York Health Services NHS Trust
Selby
YO8 9BX
United Kingdom
YO8 9BX
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Editorial Notes
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