Growth Hormone Therapy for Muscle Regeneration in Severely Burned Patients
Abstract
About 450,000 burn injuries happen each year in the United States, which is responsible for 45,000 in our hospitals and 3,500 deaths. When someone suffers from burn injury, their muscles decrease in size and they cannot exercise as long as they did before they were burned. We have found that when we give a drug called growth hormone for 1 year to burned children, they became stronger and they could exercise for longer periods of time. Their hearts did not have to work so hard, and their scars healed quicker. Also, they did not have to stay in the hospital for as long, and they did not need have as many surgeries. We saw these results as little as 1 month after they were burned, and the effects lasted at least 2 years. Now, we would like to test growth hormone in burned adults. We are especially hoping that this will help men and women who serve in our military since there is a greater chance that they might suffer from burns. Eventually, we think that if we gave growth hormone to Service members and Veterans who are or were burned, they would spend less time in the hospital, spend less time sick, be able to get their strength back more quickly, and have less stress on their bodies. This would also help their family members to see that their loved ones are getting better quickly.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 07, 2017
- Source ID
- W81XWH1510143
Entities
People
- Ludwik Branski
Organizations
- United States Army
- University of Texas Medical Branch