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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine if rapid early detection of the bacteria causing sepsis in burn patients improves patient outcomes.
This is a randomized, within-patient controlled study to compare the clinical performance of the ReCell Device with that of Split-thickness Meshed Skin Grafts for the treatment of second degree burns. The hypothesis to be supported are: 1) non-inferiority with the primary efficacy endpoint defined as recipient site wound closure at week 4 follow-up visit of the ReCell-treated area as compared to that of the STMSG-treated area, and 2)superiority in the healing of the ReCell donor site as compared to the STMSG donor site at week 1.
Burn injuries can affect how well you are able to perform daily activities. The reason this study is being done is to find out if aerobic exercise helps burn patients recover function, strength and stamina. Participants will come to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Burn Rehabilitation Gym for treadmill exercise sessions 3 days per week for 12 weeks. Participants will be tested for strength and stamina before the start of the 12 week program, at the end of the 12 week program, as well as 6 months, 1 year and 2 years after the end of the 12 week program. Patients who recently suffered a burn injury and who were discharged from the hospital in the past six months may be eligible to participate.
We would like to determine how well hypnosis works when induced through virtual reality medium for patients who have suffered a major burn injury in the past two years and suffer from chronic pain. These patients are coming back to the outpatient burn and plastic clinic at Harborview Medical Center for routine follow-up. We think that patients will find VR-Hypnosis interesting, and it will help them relax and feel less pain.
The purpose of this study is to find out if burn injured patients do better receiving fewer blood transfusions than what is traditionally given. We traditionally provide blood transfusions to maintain a hemoglobin level, which is an indicator of the level of red blood cells that carry oxygen in your body, to above 10 g/dl (g/dl stands for grams per deciliter and is the standard measurement used to indicate the level of red blood cells in your blood). However, a preliminary study indicated that maintaining the hemoglobin level to above 7-8 g/dl with less blood transfusion, as compared to a hemoglobin level of 10 g/dl and above, would reduce the occurrence of blood infection, duration on the respirator and length of hospital stay, yet would achieve similar survival in both groups.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of a bioelectric wound dressing is effective in the healing of skin graft donor site wounds.
This study was designed to investigate, if new biomarkers may improve the early diagnostic of infections following major abdominal surgery and severe burn injuries.
The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of CICATRIX (Asian Gotu Kola or Pennywort) usage in the treatment of epidermic burns or post surgical scars. The duration of this phase 2 clinical trial will be two months.
Purpose - To determine the effectiveness of custom-fit pressure garment therapy in the prevention of hypertrophic scarring in healed burns. Background - Approximately one million people are burned each year in the United States. The most devastating outcomes following burns is the ugly, itchy, hypertrophic scar that interferes with work and all other aspects of life. Pressure garment therapy is routinely used to minimize hypertrophic scarring even though there is no scientifically valid data that this therapy is efficacious. Pressure garments are extremely unattractive, expensive and uncomfortable and their use needs to be based upon valid data. Goals and Objectives - The investigators plan to determine the effectiveness of pressure garment therapy in the control of hypertrophic scarring in healed burns. Methods - The I-Scan® device was designed to measure pressure at the body/environment interface and allows clinicians to deal with pressure-related problems for at-risk patients. It has been widely used in rehabilitation medicine but not with burn survivors. The investigators will use this device to measure the pressure at the garment/skin interface. 2) Furthermore, the few studies that have been attempted to determine efficacy have used between subjects designs. Since burn depth is extremely variable from patient to patient and since hypertrophic scarring is greatly influenced by age and race/origin, the between subjects design requires very large numbers of subjects. The investigators will use a within wounds design studying forearm burns and applying pressure to half of the wound and no pressure to the other half. The investigators will then compare hardness, color, thickness and clinical appearance.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a newly developed, brief cognitive behavioral intervention, relative to supportive counseling, is effective in reducing acute stress disorder (ASD) and preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.