Study to Evaluate the Use of Tilapia Skin (Oreochromis Niloticus), in the Treatment of Burn Wounds

Summary

Randomised Clinical Study to evaluate the efficacy of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) skin as an occlusive biological dressing, in the treatment of humans burn wounds.

Timeline

Start

2016-10-05

Primary completion

2017-09-20

Completion

2017-09-20

Publications

• Background Alves APNN, Lima Junior EM, Piccolo NS, de Miranda MJB, Lima Verde MEQ, Ferreira Junior AEC, de Barros Silva PG, Feitosa VP, de Bandeira TJPG, Mathor MB, de Moraes MO. Study of tensiometric properties, microbiological and collagen content in nile tilapia skin submitted to different sterilization methods. Cell Tissue Bank. 2018 Sep;19(3):373-382. doi: 10.1007/s10561-017-9681-y. Epub 2018 Jan 29.
• Lima Junior EM, De Moraes Filho MO, Costa BA, Rohleder AVP, Sales Rocha MB, Fechine FV, Forte AJ, Alves APNN, Silva Junior FR, Martins CB, Mathor MB, Moraes MEA. Innovative Burn Treatment Using Tilapia Skin as a Xenograft: A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial. J Burn Care Res. 2020 May 2;41(3):585-592. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irz205.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.