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Filter by:This trial is a prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center study of subjects presenting with chronic lower extremity venous ulcers. The study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of MIST Therapy® plus standard of care (MIST+SOC) compared to Standard of Care (SOC) alone in the treatment of lower extremity venous ulcers.
This is a prospective, randomized, comparative interventional human subject trial. Patients with a chronic venous ulceration of the lower extremity will be enrolled into this study. These wounds must be recalcitrant to the standard treatment regimen. There are a total of two arms in this study. One group will be randomly assigned to receive Vacuum Assisted Closure (V.A.C. or VAC) by means of the ActiV.A.C. + Compression therapy group consisting of the application of this device along with compression therapy. The other group will be randomly assigned into compression therapy only group. A total of 60 subjects will be enrolled into this 6 week study. There will be a 2 week run-in period (prior to the onset of the intervention) to ensure that the wound has not healed greater than 35% prior to intervention and randomization. Wounds that heal within the 6 week trial period will have an additional confirmatory visit 2 weeks after healing was identified. If within the 6 week intervention period the wound bed is determined to be ready for a Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG) or Bio-engineered Alternative Tissue (BAT), the surgery or clinic application will be scheduled within 4 weeks. Subjects deemed not to be a surgical candidate, will have Bio-engineered Alternative Tissue (BAT) application in the clinic. This includes patients who are medically unstable to receive a medical clearance for surgery or otherwise not a candidate for Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG) surgery (e.g. donor site skin is compromised). During this period between the scheduled STSG surgery or BAT application, the subjects will continue within the assigned treatment group. A confirmatory visit will also occur 2 weeks after the application of a Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG) or Bio-engineered Alternative Tissue (BAT). Patients diagnosed with a chronic venous ulceration will be assessed for study eligibility during their initial clinical evaluation. Patients who meet the eligibility requirements will be asked to enroll into the study (see Subject Recruitment). Subjects will be asked to sign the informed consent form and receive a copy of the informed consent.
Leg vein circulation problems can damage the skin of the lower legs, especially around the ankles, by making it discolored, hard, itchy, red, and swollen. Ulcers often develop. Inflammation is often present in the damaged skin. This study will test whether using a special low compression, cooling, boot-like gel wrap placed around the damaged skin of the lower legs will improve the skin circulation and prevent leg ulcers. The study hypothesis is: A cryotherapy, low-compression cooling gel wrap (CW) plus usual care (UC) (leg elevation, compression stockings) intervention compared to a low compression non-cryotherapy "sham" wrap (NW) plus UC will reduce tissue blood flow (perfusion units) and decrease the incidence of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) during the 9-month study period in individuals with Stage 4 and 5 venous insufficiency.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary performance of EASH dressing for 4 weeks followed by AQUACEL® dressing for 4 weeks on venous leg ulcers.
OBJECTIVES: Main objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) in the treatment of patients with venous ulcers. Secondary objective: To evaluate the safety of plasma rich in growth factors in treating patients with venous ulcers. DESIGN: Randomized, open clinical trial in parallel groups, controlled with conventional treatment. SAMPLE: Over age patients, of primary care centers of Vitoria, with at least one venous ulcers of 6 or more weeks of evolution and 0.5-6 cm of diameter. INTERVENTION: 1-Experimental group: Autologous PRGF administrated once a week (day 1) + conventional treatment administrated twice a week (days 1 and 4)for 12 weeks of treatment, but in those cases where there has been no complete healing in this period, patients will continue the same management protocol to get it. 2-Control group: Conventional treatment twice a week (days 1 and 4)for 12 weeks of treatment. Conventional treatment includes: Cleaning and debridement of the wound, the application of corresponding dressing, and using of antibiotic if necessary in each visit. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:The primary outcome analysis was done by logistic regression. The crude model and the adjusted model (for confounding variables)will be built. The healing time of ulcers (in days) were analyzed using the Kaplan Meier survival analysis and the corresponding comparison using the log rank test.
The main objective of this trial is to demonstrate that a local care strategy using URGO 310 3082 dressing is not inferior to a reference therapeutic strategy using a hydrofibre dressing in the management of venous ulcers. This non-inferiority hypothesis will be judged on the planimetric relative regression of the wound surface area after six weeks of treatment.
Calcium alginate dressings with silver have been found to be safe and effective for use for leg ulcers. The primary objective is to compare Restore Calcium Alginate Dressing, Silver to AqualCel Ag Dressing on the following parameters: No further progression toward infection (bioburden), ease of application and removal, and percent progression to closure. The secondary objective is to obtain photographic documentation of the leg ulcers during the course of the study.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether low level laser light therapy is effective as an adjunctive therapy to the healing of venous stasis leg ulcers.
The use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the treatment of venous ulcers with difficulty of repair could be an alternative therapeutic favoring devitalized tissues and hence the pain. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on pain and area of venous ulcers in patients with venous insufficiency.
The clinical study is designed to assess the effectiveness, safety and non-immunogenicity of fish skin wound dressing extracellular matrix (ECM) in treating chronic wounds. The wound dressing is indicated for the management of difficult to heal and chronic wounds. The matrix is cut to fit the wound and is applied to the wound bed. An absorptive secondary dressing is put on top. Further dressing of the wound depends on the etiology. The indications for use are: - partial and full-thickness wounds - pressure ulcers - venous ulcers - diabetic ulcers - chronic vascular ulcers - tunneled/undermined wounds - trauma wounds (abrasions, lacerations, second-degree burns, and skin tears)