Protocol for a feasibility, acceptability and safety study of the PICO device (negative pressure wound therapy) in acute paediatric burns.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in acute burn care may decrease the time to re-epithelialisation by more than 20%. Despite this, the perceived burden of use; including therapeutic, physical and financial, have limited the use of NPWT in acute burn care. This might be minimised by using the small, ultraportable, single-use NPWT device PICO as opposed to larger devices, which to date has never been studied in acute burn care. This research will; therefore, primarily assess the feasibility, acceptability and safety of PICO in paediatric burns. Secondary outcomes include time to re-epithelialisation, pain, itch, cost and scar formation.

Methods and analysis

This protocol details a clinical trial methodology and is pre-results. This single site, prospective, p

SUBMITTER: Lumsden EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163492 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature