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Burned skin areas, which were initially vital, can be irreversibly damaged by wound progression. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the feasibility of ischemic conditioning to reduce secondary wound progression.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote ischemic conditioning | Experimental | Four cycles of 5 min occlusion and reperfusion in an extremity using a tourniquet. |
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| Control group | No Intervention | no intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote ischemic conditioning | Procedure |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change of burn depth | Clinical assessment of burn depth | day 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 7, 11,18,21, 90,180 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in skin's relative amount of hemoglobin | relative amount of hemoglobin (Arbitrary Units) | day 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 7, 11,18,21, 90,180 |
| Change in skin's blood flow | blood flow (Arbitrary Units) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Ability to understand the study information and the consent to sign
Thermal injury (burn / scalding) with a clinical evaluated depth of at least 2a (superficial partial)
At least one of the following sites must not have skin lesions
: Upper arm right and left
hospital admission within 6 hours after trauma has taken place
Exclusion Criteria:
Participation in another experimental study
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Rothenberger, M.D. | Contact | +4970716063898 | jens.rothenberger@gmail.com | |
| Manuel Held, M.D., Priv.-Doz. | Contact | +4970716060 | mheld@bgu-tuebingen.de |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jens Rothenberger, M.D. | Hand and Plastic Surgery, BG Trauma Center Tübingen, Germany | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| BG Trauma Center, University Tübingen, Germany | Recruiting | Tübingen | Germany | 72076 | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002056 | Burns |
| ID | Term |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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| day 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 7, 11,18,21, 90,180 |
| Change in skin's oxygen saturation | oxygen saturation (%) | day 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 7, 11,18,21, 90,180 |
| Change in skin elasticity | objective measurement of the skin elasticity | day 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 7, 11,18,21, 90,180, 360 |
| Differences in scare development between the study groups | Assessment with the Vancouver scare scale | day 90, 180, 360 |