COCO Kids Study
What is the purpose of this research?
This study aims to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of different moisturisers used after a burn wound has healed.
After healing, parents are asked to gently massage the affected skin with a moisturiser such as aqueous cream (sorbolene) to help support skin health, reduce discomfort and itch, and maintain the integrity of the skin.
Recent research suggests that coconut oil (formulated for clinical trial use) may also be beneficial. This study will compare sorbolene with this coconut oil formulation to better understand their effectiveness in improving outcomes such as healing, scarring, comfort, and overall wellbeing after a burn injury.
Participants must be willing to use the treatment allocated to them.
For further details or to sign up for the Coco Kids study, please email the Perth Children's Hospital Research team at:
PCH.BurnsResearch@health.wa.gov.au
What is the Coco Kids Study?
What does participation involve?
Duration
12 weeks of treatment.
Treatment use
Application of either sorbolene or clinical trial–formulated coconut oil, assigned at random.
Daily feedback
A short daily diary to record itch and discomfort levels during recovery.
Clinic visits
Two additional appointments at the burn outpatient clinic (Clinic J) for simple skin swabs.
Ethics Approval
All research in Australia involving humans is reviewed by an independent group of people called a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The ethical aspects of this research project have been approved by the HREC of the Child and Adolescent Health Service (RGS6700). This project will be carried out according to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2023). This statement has been developed to protect the interests of people who agree to participate in human research studies.
Approved by Child and Adolescent Health Service ethics committee RGS number: RGS0000003254.