Effect of Solutions Used in Burn Wound Irrigation on Healing, Pain, Fear and Anxiety: Randomized Controlled Study

Summary

Burn, skin and/or subcutaneous tissues; It is an acute injury that causes traumatic lesions by exposure to thermal, chemical, mechanical or electrical agents. Among all traumatic injuries, burns are the most common type of injury and affect the entire body system. The World Health Organization reports that approximately 180,00 deaths per year are due to burns, making it the fifth most common type of childhood injury. It is also stated that 80% of burned children have hot water burns. Treatment is in two ways: surgical and non-surgical. The type of burn, its size, depth and the individual characteristics of the child affect the type of treatment.

Non-surgical treatment is always the first choice in burn treatment. The primary method of this method is burn dressings. Before dressing, the burn surface must be cleaned/irrigated with an appropriate antiseptic solution to remove metabolic wastes and tissue exudate. The aim here is to prepare a suitable environment for the burn wound to heal and to accelerate the healing process. In the literature, it is recommended to use various antiseptic solutions such as 0.9% NaCl, 0.5% chlorhexidine and hypochlorous acid for irrigation of burn wounds. Applying these solutions involves physical contact with the wound, and this contact may cause pain in the child. Additionally, the temperature and pH of the solution may cause discomfort. The pain that occurs during the irrigation process can further intensify anxiety and fear. However, it is not known which burn solutions used cause more pain, anxiety and fear. In this project, the effects of irrigation solutions used in the care of pediatric burn wounds on pain, fear, anxiety, infection development and healing will be examined. Child patients aged 5-10 years old with limb burns who present with hot water burns and do not have an indication for hospitalization will be included in the project. Children coming to burn dressing will be divided into three groups by simple randomization method. The burn wound of children in the first group will be irrigated with 0.09% NaCl, the children in the second group will be irrigated with 0.5% chlorhexidine, and the burn wound of children in the third group will be irrigated with hypochlorous acid solution. During irrigation of the burn wound, the child's anxiety, fear and pain status will be evaluated. At the same time, the effectiveness of the irrigation solutions used on the development of infection on the wound and its effectiveness on healing will be examined. For this reason, the burn wound will be monitored every three days. For this reason, children will be called to the burn clinic for dressing every three days. Before each dressing, a wound swab sample will be taken to determine the infection status in the burn wound. The Bates-Jensen wound assessment tool will be used to determine the healing status of the burn wound, and this tool will be evaluated by the burn nurse and two pediatric surgeons. In total, children will be monitored for 12 days. At the end of the project, the effect of the solutions used in burn irrigation on infection and healing will be determined. At the same time, the effects of the solutions on anxiety, fear and pain in children will be evaluated. It is thought that the data obtained as a result of the project will contribute to the development of a burn wound care protocol.

Conditions

• Burn
• Burn Wound
• Healing
• Pain
• Anxiety
• Fear

Interventions

OTHER

Irrigation Solution

In this group, the effects of washing burn wounds with different irrigation solutions will be investigated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Health Institutes of Turkey

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Nurdan AKCAY DİDİSEN

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

5 Years

Max Age

10 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-09-30

Primary Completion

2026-04-30

Completion

2026-04-30