Gabapentin for the Treatment of Pruritus Caused by Burn Injuries in Children

Summary

Children with healing burns often suffer from pruritus that may continue for many months. Pruritus can be very distressing to the child and can interfere with sleep, activities of daily living, and rehabilitation therapy. Additionally, constant scratching of skin grafts may result in damage that requires further surgery, thus putting the patient at additional risk and adding to health care costs. Although the size of the burn injury is a risk factor for pruritus, almost 50% of patients with small burn injuries reported moderate or severe pruritus.

Timeline

Start

2009-07

Primary completion

2011-07

Completion

2011-07

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.