protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06334679, orgStudyIdInfo id: zeynepersoz, briefTitle: The Effect of Cold Gel Pack Application on Itching in Burn Patients in the Maturation Stage, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-01-15, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-11-15, completionDateStruct date: 2024-12-15, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-28, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-03-28, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Marmara University, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: Burn is a serious trauma that causes acute damage to the skin and subcutaneous tissues due to the effect of heat, electricity, radiation, physical, and chemical substances. It has been reported that the incidence of itching is high in burn patients during the maturation stage of wound healing. The literature suggests that in managing the symptom of itching, skin hydration support along with cold application methods can also be used. The integrity of the skin, the duration, frequency, characteristics, areas of itching, and identifying conditions that increase or decrease itching are important for managing itching. This study is planned to be conducted with a randomized controlled design to examine the effect of applying cold gel packs to burn areas of burn patients during the maturation stage on itching. This researcher's hypothesis is that burn patients who applied cold gel packs to burn areas during the maturation phase had lower itching severity (frequency, duration, intensity) than those who did not., conditionsModule conditions: Burns, conditions: Pruritus, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, interventionModelDescription: It is a prospective interventional type two-group randomized controlled clinical study. Distribution according to the groups and layers to be assigned for each intervention; Group-1 (Experiment) was designed as clinical routine (liquid petroleum jelly) and cold gel pack, and Group-2 (Control) was designed as clinical routine (liquid petroleum jelly)., primaryPurpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE, maskingInfo masking: SINGLE, maskingDescription: When cold application studies in the literature are examined, cold gel packs are placed in a sheath and contacted with the skin of the patients. Therefore, due to the nature of the application method to be used, patients and the researcher will not be considered blind. The evaluator will be considered blind in the analysis of the study., whoMasked: OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR, enrollmentInfo count: 60, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Cold Gel Packet Application, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Itching severity, primaryOutcomes measure: Itching grade, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Kartal Dr.Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, status: RECRUITING, city: Istanbul, country: Turkey, contacts name: Zeynep Ersoz, role: CONTACT, phone: 05553496718, email: zeynepersoz08@gmail.com, contacts name: Gaye Filinte, role: CONTACT, phone: 5339576333, email: gayetaylan@yahoo.com, geoPoint lat: 41.01384, lon: 28.94966, hasResults: False