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DNA sequencing could reveal hidden bacteria in burn wounds

NCT ID NCT05275335

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are studying the bacteria that live in burn wounds and how they relate to patient outcomes. The trial compares standard laboratory cultures with next-generation DNA sequencing to see if the newer method gives a clearer picture of the wound microbiome. Up to 400 adults with burn injuries that need surgery will provide wound samples. The goal is to learn whether sequencing can better predict complications and guide treatment.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If sequencing proves more informative than standard cultures, doctors could one day tailor burn care to the specific bacteria in each wound, potentially reducing infections and improving healing.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it cannot prove that any treatment works. Sequencing may reveal bacterial DNA that does not affect patient outcomes, and the findings may not apply to children or non-burn wounds.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 400 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Adult burn patients with excised burn eschar

Ages

18 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * All adult patients (18 years of age and greater) admitted to or consulted by the Acute Burn Surgery service with a diagnosis of a partial thickness or full thickness burn wound determined by the Acute Burn Surgery service to be appropriate for operative intervention. We will include patients 18 years of age and older of any gender, race, prior therapy, or pre-existing medical condition. We will also include subjects in special classes, including pregnant women and cognitively impaired persons. Exclusion Criteria: * Children (less than 18 years of age) will be excluded. Patients who do not undergo operative therapy or patients whose operative therapy does not involve tangential excision of burn wounds will also not be eligible for inclusion by virtue of not being able to provide appropriate biospecimens. Patients whose burn wounds are isolated to the genitalia and perineum will be excluded from the study. For patients who have multiple burn wounds including those to the genitalia and perineum, it should be noted that excised tissues from the genitalia and perineum are not eligible for inclusion to the Burn Wound Data/Bio-Repository. Finally, patients whose operative intervention results in less than a total of 4 grams of discarded tissue will be excluded due to insufficient specimen for proper tissue analysis. Any tissue allocated for pathology or that has already been physically discarded into a trash receptacle will not be eligible for inclusion in the Burn Wound Data/Bio-Repository. We will also exclude prisoners from this study.

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Conditions

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burn infectious disease

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Burns Microbial colonization

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  • University of Texas Medical Branch

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    Galveston, Texas, 77550, United States

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