Active clinical trials for "Burns"

Bloodstream infections and catheter-related infections frequently occur in burn patients. It is important to correctly assess and manage these infections. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of catheter types used in major burn patients on bloodstream infections as well as to predict sepsis status and manage its prognosis using a procalcitonin biomarker.

Effect of pre-emptive intravenous immunoglobulin administration on the incidence of septic episodes in pediatric burn patients: A randomized controlled study.

What affect does the use of a mucoadhesive drug delivery system (Mucolox®) compounded with clonazepam have in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome? There are no clinical trials reported in the literature that evaluate the use of a mucoadhesive vehicle to deliver clonazepam into the oral cavity and treat burning mouth syndrome. The use of a mucoadhesive may help to increase surface contact and elicit a greater reduction in symptoms.

If epidemiological studies indicate relatively low prevalence reported in the general population, idiopathic burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a common condition among certain groups of the population: 30% of menopausal women experience oral burning to varying degrees . Despite significant progress made in recent years, in understanding the physiopathogeny, treatment options remain limited and disappointing,resulting in an impairment of the quality of life. Given the chronic nature of idiopathic burning mouth syndrome, the need to identify the causes and effective treatment modalities for subjects suffering is essential.

The purpose of this study is to determine if rapid early detection of the bacteria causing sepsis in burn patients improves patient outcomes.

The objective of this Trial is to evaluate the performance of RPh201 as a treatment for the healing of partial thickness burns. It is further postulated that deep second degree lesions will benefit from the RPh201 treatment promoting granulation and epithelialization as well as wound closure.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a targeted burn prevention message on burn safety knowledge and behavior.

This is a 90 day study, with patients receiving either oral Rosuvastatin or placebo for up to 28 days. The study will assess the affect of statins administered soon after burn injury on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, patient mortality and the incidence of septic shock. The investigators also seek to describe the correlation between exposure to statins and development of delirium and de-novo long-term cognitive impairment. Hypothesis: Statin administration within 96 hours of burn is safe, will decrease CRP, and will decrease septic shock and mortality in burn patients. The investigators hypothesize that burn patients will have a de-novo long term cognitive impairment at 3 months after burn. The investigators hypothesize the use of statins in burn patients will reduce the development and the degree of cognitive impairment at 3 months post burn.

Patients will be screened at the initial visit to the burn center. If the patients are eligible according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria, consent for the study will be obtained. One of the investigators will identify two sites that appear to be the same depth on each patient [1 site Polymen and 1 site bacitracin/xeroform )]. The depth of injury will be verified as partial thickness using laser doppler. Each site will be at least 4cm x 4cm in size. One site will be identified for bacitracin/xeroform and one site for Polymen. All burns will be initially debrided and cleaned according to burn unit protocol. The dressing will then be applied. All dressings will be covered with cotton gauze and ace wraps. Laser Doppler will be utilized to determine burn depth at both the trial and control sites. On each subsequent visit, patients will rate the pain of the dressing change on a 1-10 pain intensity scale. It will be noted if the wound appears infected or if antibiotics are prescribed. The study will end for each patient when the investigator determines that 95% of their burn has re-epithelized.

• To determine if AWBAT, used in treating partial-thickness burns, would provide better healing, pain control, control of infection, shorter length of hospital stay, lower costs, and improved scarring and long term recovery when compared to Biobrane®.