Effectiveness of topical silicone gel and pressure garment therapy for burn scar prevention and management in children: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of silicone and pressure garments (alone and in combination) in children receiving scar management post-burn.

Design

Multicentre, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Hospital outpatient clinics, colocated research centre, or the participant's home.

Participants

Children (0-18 years) referred for burn scar management.

Interventions

Participants were randomized to (1) topical silicone gel only, (2) pressure garment therapy only, or (3) combined topical silicone gel and pressure garment therapy.

Main measures

Primary outcomes included scar thickness and itch intensity at the primary end-point of six months post-burn injury. The outcome assessor and data analyst were blinde

SUBMITTER: Wiseman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6943962 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature