NCT05371171

Management of Skin Graft Donor Site Wound in Aged Patient

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Months – 99 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The complication of donor site in skin grafting often acts as a causing factor for extended treatment period. The elderly individuals tend to be afflicted by impaired wound healing. Herein, the investigators presented the outcome of skin regrafting in the elderly patients.

Conditions

• Skin Regrafting; Donor Site of Skin Grafting; Vancouver Scar Scale

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	skin graft	In the experimental group, the operative plan was to consider taking a 15% larger amount than necessary and replace over-harvested skin back onto the donor site in an island manner. Any remaining skin graft was returned to the donor site and a polyurethane dressing \[Alleyvn, Smith, \& Nephew\] was placed on the regrafted skin for fixation
PROCEDURE	no skin graft	In the experimental group, the operative plan was to consider taking a 15% larger amount than necessary and replace over-harvested skin back onto the donor site in an island manner. Any remaining skin graft was returned to the donor site and a polyurethane dressing \[Alleyvn, Smith, \& Nephew\] was placed on the regrafted skin for fixation

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-13
• Primary completion: 2019-05-24
• Completion: 2019-09-03
• First posted: 2022-05-12
• Last updated: 2022-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan