Early versus late arm movement after skin graft for burns
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study compares moving your arm and hand early versus later after a skin graft for a burn. The goal is to see which approach helps your new skin heal better. You may benefit if you have a recent flame or scald burn on your upper arm or hand.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older at the time of surgery.
- Your burn must be a flame or scald burn that happened within the last 3 days.
- You are having a skin graft (split-thickness) placed on a burn on your upper arm or forearm, or on your hand.
- You cannot have electrical or chemical burns.
- You cannot be on medications that keep your blood pressure up (vasopressors) on the day of surgery.
- You must be able to move your arm and hand as instructed after surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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