Assessment of the effectiveness of hydrocolloid, silver containing dressing in the treatment of partial thickness skin graft donor sites.

Assessment of the effectiveness of hydrocolloid, silver containing dressing in the treatment of split thickness skin graft donor site

Two arm Clinical trial, with a control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, on 42 patients This study includes two groups of 21 people who are assigned to each group based on the inclusion and random criteria. It is used to randomize the table of random numbers.

The study is carried out in two groups of 21 people who undergo half-thickness skin removal from the thigh area at Tehran Hazrat Fatemeh Hospital. In both groups, the skin is treated with electric tools. Then, the harvesting areas in the intervention group are dressed with silver-containing hydrocolloid dressing, and in the control group, they are dressed in the traditional way with petroleum jelly. The wound healing process and the final wound scar in two groups are investigated and compared. During the procedure, only the main researcher, who also performs the dressing, is aware of the type of dressing. But the patients, the wound care, the person who evaluates and records the findings, and the person who is in charge of the statistical analysis, none of them will have any information about the way of dressing in each person or even in each group.

Patients above 18 and under 60 years old who need to harvest skin graft

In the intervention group, hydrocolloid dressing containing silver is used, and in the control group, traditional dressing (Vaseline gas) is used for dressing.

Wound infection, speed of wound healing, frequency of need for dressing, pain when changing dressing, final scar of wound

Randomization is done in a simple way. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will receive one of two different types of dressings. Of course, only the researcher will know the type of dressing used and the randomization sequence. Patients, nurses who provide care services, evaluators, and ultimately data analysts will not be aware of these things.

The patient does not know the type of dressing used on the wound. The nurse who performs the service of changing the external layers of the dressing is not aware of the type of the main dressing used in the lower layer. The evaluator of the results who checks the results after removing the dressing does not know what type of dressing was used in each person. The data analyst does not know who the control group and the control group are

The results of the variables for each individual will be published, as well as the demographic information of each individual. All findings and documents, except identity information, can be published.

The findings will be available three months after the publication of the results.

All academic researchers, and commercial users and employers in the field of wound healing products can use this data.

The use of data and results is unimpeded under any circumstances, citing the source.

I, Dr. Amir Ali Mirfakhrai, as the main person in charge of the project, am ready to share the data. Applicants can send their application to the email address Dr.mirfakhrae@gmail.com.

After sending the application to the mentioned email, the data will be sent to the applicant within 2 weeks.