Banana Leaves as a Wound Dressing for Partial Thickness Second Degree Burns in Adult Patients.

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-99
SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

About this trial

This study plans to look at the benefits of banana leaves as a primary burn wound dressing. Study patients will be compared to historical patients

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

<10% Total body surface area (TBSA) partial thickness burns

Patients age 18 to 99

Primary admission (inpatient) to the UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center

Burns <48 hours old on admission

Disqualifiers

Patients <18 years

Patients who are pregnant, incarcerated, or cognitively impaired

Burns >48 hours old on admission

Patients with concurrent traumatic injuries

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Banana leaf dressing

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators