Comparison of Length Gain Between Square Flap and Z-plasty in Post Burn Contracture Release

the purpose of this study is to compare the gain in length after postburn contracture release using two different techniques, the more commonly practised z - plasty and relatively newer technique, square flap

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Burn Scar
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: z-plasty; Procedure: square flap

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 50 years (ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:- • Both genders.

• Joints supple.
• Linear contracture bands.
• Age between 5years to 50 years.
• Surrounding non scarred skin.
• Contractures of axilla, cubital fossa, popliteal fossa and digits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Deep burns.

  • Joint contractures.
  • Surrounding skin scarred.
  • Broad, irregular contracture.
  • Neck, Perineal, wrist or toe contractures

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: z-plasty; Z-plasty: It will be defined as a local transposition flap that will be used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars. It will be involved creating two triangular flaps of equal dimensions that will be transposed.	Procedure: z-plasty; Z-plasty: It will be defined as a local transposition flap that will be used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars. It will be involved creating two triangular flaps of equal dimensions that will be transposed.
EXPERIMENTAL: square flap; Square flap: It will be defined as is another local transposition flap which will be used for release of contractures. Square will be marked on one side of the contracture, and two triangles will be marked on the other side, with the length of all the flaps equal, which will be then transposed.	Procedure: square flap; Square flap: It will be defined as is another local transposition flap which will be used for release of contractures. Square will be marked on one side of the contracture, and two triangles will be marked on the other side, with the length of all the flaps equal, which will be then transposed.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
gain in length	calculation of the gain in length achieved after the release of post burn contrature	3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Aiman Naseem, DUHS

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ANTICIPATED): February 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): July 1, 2021
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): July 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 25, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 29, 2020
• First Posted (ACTUAL): December 30, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): December 30, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 29, 2020
• Last Verified: December 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Burns; Contracture
• Other Study ID Numbers: ANaseem

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No