Comparison Between Burn Dressing Using Tilapia-Fish Skin Versus Regular Dressing
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of tilapia fish skin as a healing dressing in burn patients and its clinical outcome and compare it with regular dressing.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Jul 2025
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2025
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 13, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 27, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2026
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2026
CompletedAugust 27, 2025
August 1, 2025
6 months
August 13, 2025
August 25, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Effect of burn dressing using Tilapia-Fish Skin versus regular dressing on wound healing
Time of healing process
3 weeks after regular dressing
Study Arms (2)
burn dressing using Tilapia-Fish Skin
ACTIVE COMPARATORwe use tilapia fish skin as a healing dressing in burn patients
burn dressing using regular dressing
ACTIVE COMPARATORwe use regular dressing in burn patients
Interventions
we use tilapia fish skin as a healing dressing in burn patients
we use regular dressing in burn patients
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients with second or third-degree burns.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with first-degree burns.
- Patients with burn injuries complicated by sepsis.
- Patients who received prior wound healing agents.
- Elderly patients or those with chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Sohag Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Sohag University Hospital
Sohag, Egypt
Related Publications (3)
Dhivya S, Padma VV, Santhini E. Wound dressings - a review. Biomedicine (Taipei). 2015 Dec;5(4):22. doi: 10.7603/s40681-015-0022-9. Epub 2015 Nov 28.
PMID: 26615539BACKGROUNDHu Z, Yang P, Zhou C, Li S, Hong P. Marine Collagen Peptides from the Skin of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Characterization and Wound Healing Evaluation. Mar Drugs. 2017 Mar 30;15(4):102. doi: 10.3390/md15040102.
PMID: 28358307BACKGROUNDIbrahim A, Soliman M, Kotb S, Ali MM. Evaluation of fish skin as a biological dressing for metacarpal wounds in donkeys. BMC Vet Res. 2020 Dec 3;16(1):472. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02693-w.
PMID: 33272259BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 13, 2025
First Posted
August 27, 2025
Study Start
July 1, 2025
Primary Completion
January 1, 2026
Study Completion
January 1, 2026
Last Updated
August 27, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-08