Mak, S.S., Molassiotis, A., Wan, W.-M., Lee, I.Y.M., & Chan, E.S.J. (2000). The effects of hydrocolloid dressing and gentian violet on radiation-induced moist desquamation wound healing. Cancer Nursing, 23, 220–229.
To examine effectiveness of hydrocolloid dressing in the management of moist desquamation after radiation therapy is complete
Patients with moist desquamation were randomly assigned to one of two arms: hydrocolloid dressing (experimental group) or gentian violet (GV) (control group). Chemotherapy was used in stratifying patients for subgroup analysis.
The study took place at a hospital authority of Hong Kong.
The study used a randomized controlled trial design.
GV was more effective in healing of moist desquamation but hydrocolloid was more comforting and pleasing.