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Journal article reporting preliminary trial findings

journal of wound technology research

‘Children living with burn scarring: Can cosmetic camouflage improve psychosocial well-being?’ presents the rationale and preliminary findings of an ongoing multi-centre trial.

key findings

  • Preliminary findings, reported as of November 2010, described increased health-related quality of life after eight weeks of Microskin use.
  • The paper discusses cosmetic camouflage as a non-surgical appearance-management option for children living with burn scarring.
  • The article states that it reports preliminary intervention-group results on selected measures, not the completed randomised comparison.
Material limitations

what this study does — and does not — show

  • January 2012, issue 15, pages 75–76. This is not an independent additional completed efficacy trial.
  • Preliminary pre/post findings do not establish causality in the way a completed controlled comparison can.
  • The reported 66-person cohort differs from the final 63-participant published RCT. Do not combine these counts or count the reports as independent confirmation.
  • The authors acknowledge Microskin International and participating study sites.

original sources

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Journal of Wound Technology — public PDF

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Cosmetic camouflage addresses visible appearance. It does not replace diagnosis or medical treatment, and these findings are not a promise of individual benefit.
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