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Peer-reviewed pilot randomised controlled trial

paediatric burns patient study

A small treatment / wait-list trial explored psychosocial outcomes and acceptability of spray-on camouflage in children with mature burn scars.

key findings

  • The published abstract reports statistically significant improvement in emotional symptoms and total difficulties when results from all 20 children were combined.
  • Perceived family functioning improved; six-month follow-up reported continued psychosocial improvement.
  • The public UQ summary reports 85% describing better scar appearance, 80% feeling happier / more confident and 95% saying they would use Microskin again. These are participant reports, not guaranteed outcomes.
Material limitations

what this study does — and does not — show

  • The source summary dates to April 2007; the paper was first published online in December 2007 and appears in Burns 34(4), 498–504 (2008).
  • Only 20 participants: the authors explicitly caution against generalising the results.
  • The summary describes six weeks of use; the published abstract describes five-week use with a seven-week wait-list. Use the published paper when assessing methodology.
  • The summary reports a non-significant trend for overall difficulties in the between-group comparison. Do not present every scale or comparison as statistically significant.

original sources

The summary is an editorial reading aid. Use the original document for methods, statistics, authorship and disclosures. A publisher may restrict access to the full paper; publicly hosted PDFs are viewable here where available.

UQ paediatric burns study — public summary PDF

Source PDF · Public access

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Published paper — PubMed record

Original source · External website

VISIT SOURCE
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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