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Measuring Hand Edema in Burn Patients

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00137228
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 29, 2005
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2008
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United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine the reliability and concurrent validity of the figure-of-eight method of measuring hand edema in the burn patient population. Establishing the reliability and validity would enable a more time efficient assessment than the currently accepted methods.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Edema Procedure: figure-of-eight hand measurements Procedure: water volumetry hand measurements Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
A prospective study involving 33 burn patients admitted to the US Army Burn Center. Two raters will perform three separate blinded measurements for hand edema using the figure-of-eight measurement technique. A third rater will then perform two blinded measurements using water volumetry. All measurements will be read and recorded by an independent recorder. The three measurements of rater 1 and 2 will be analyzed to determine intratester reliability. The average of the three figure-of-eight measurements will be compared to measure intertester reliability. The two volumetry measurements will be compared to determine intratester reliability. The average of the 2 volumetry measurements and the average fo the three figure-of-eight measurements will be used to determine concurrent validity.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 20 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: The Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the Figure-of-Eight Method of Measuring Hand Edema in Patients With Burn Injuries
Study Start Date : January 2005
Actual Study Completion Date : November 2006

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MedlinePlus related topics: Burns Edema

Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. The figure-of-eight method for measuring hand edema in burn patients is just as reliable and valid as water volumetry measurement. [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 89 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female 18-89 years old
  • Admitted to the United States (U.S.) Army Burn Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or ward with burn injury and the presence of bilateral or unilateral hand edema

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject unable to be placed in test position for volumetry testing or the presence of a medical condition, as defined by a physician, that precludes the safe use of volumetry.
  • Subject is unable to tolerate his/her hand(s) being immersed in room temperature water for volumetry testing.
  • Subject does not have any of the bony landmarks (due to amputation, previous surgery) required to perform the figure-of-eight measurement
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Locations
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United States, Texas
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
Sponsors and Collaborators
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Scott Dewey, PT, CHT, OCS US Army Institute of Surgical Research
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00137228    
Other Study ID Numbers: H-04-030
First Posted: August 29, 2005    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 8, 2008
Last Verified: December 2007
Keywords provided by United States Army Institute of Surgical Research:
Hand Edema
Figure of eight method
Measuring edema in burn patients
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Edema