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Filter by:Digital Ulcers (DEs), are painful open sores on the fingers and toes and are due to limited perfusion of blood vessels in patients with Scleroderma. In particular, ulcers are caused by narrowing of the arteries, resulting in reduced blood supply to the fingers, causing pain and difficult to heal leaving deep scars. DEs may be present on the rails or fingertips, on the extensor surfaces of the joints, and depending on the underlying calcification. The etiology of ulcers is multifactorial. Raynaud's ischemia, sclerosis, dry skin, calcification and local trauma can all contribute to the onset of Digital Ulcers. Spontaneous fissures or ruptures can also develop into ulcers in patients with scleroderma and severe Raynaud's disease. Whatever the reason for their appearance, DEs negatively affect the quality of life of patients as they complicate even simple daily activities, while they can lead to serious complications such as osteomyelitis or other serious soft tissue infections, up to amputation. Over the last decade, in several randomized clinical trials, DEs have been studied in detail, which are defined or classified differently in each case. The clinical treatment of patients with DE would be facilitated by the availability of specific criteria for the classification of DE. Internationally, the classification of pressure ulcers is usually followed, but this classification is not sufficient for all types of DE observed in Scleroderma. The lack of a clear classification of DEs prompted researchers to evaluate the frequency and morphology of lesions, their characteristics, their physical course, and their healing time in groups of patients with Scleroderma. In a recent study, three categories of classification of digital ulcers based on the patient's clinical picture were proposed by the UK Scleroderma Study Group (UKSSG).
Design: A randomised, controlled, prospective trial. Participants will be patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers. The study will aim to recruit 15 participants per study group (30 participants in total). Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: - Group 1: CYP-006TK - Group 2: Standard care This will be an open label study with respect to treatment allocation. However, the person reviewing images of the study ulcers to assess healing will be blind to the participant's treatment allocation. Participants assigned to Group 1 will be treated with CYP-0006TK dressings on 8 occasions over 4 weeks. The dressings will be changed every 3 or 4 days. After the first 4 weeks, participants in Group 1 will revert to standard care for the rest of the study. Participants assigned to Group 2 will have their ulcer treated with standard care throughout the study. Participants will attend a total of 16 scheduled visits over 24 weeks. There will be a mixture of on-site (hospital/clinic) visits, and home visits. The study will end 24 weeks after the initiation of treatment, unless the study ulcer is completely headed before then.
This trial will study the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion and intralesional injection of cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of Skin Ulcer
The aim of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy (by monitoring the wound size reduction of CVUs) and safety (by monitoring adverse events [AEs]) of three dose groups of the investigational medicinal product (IMP) allo-APZ2-CVU, topically administered on target wounds of patients with CVU compared to placebo.
An Open-Label, Proof-Of-Concept, Study of Baricitinib for the Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Skin ulcer is a common disease with complicated etiopathogenes, which makes it hard to be cured. It has been reported that photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be used to treat skin ulcers which were caused by different diseases. However, PDT is an expensive treatment and patients always experience obvious pain during or after the treatment, which hinders the application of PDT in skin ulcer. Our previous study found that PDT using a low concentration of 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) could promote the healing of skin ulcer without obvious adverse reactions, which suggests us that low concentration ALA-PDT might be an efficient and cost effective treatment in skin ulcer. To further investigate the use of low concentration ALA-PDT in skin ulcer, we plan to recruit patients with skin ulcers caused by different diseases, and divide these patients into different groups according to their causes of disease, and then treat them using low concentration ALA-PDT to observe the healing process of skin ulcer. This study could further optimize and promote the use of low concentration ALA-PDT in skin ulcer.
In a search for accessible treatment options, plant medicines used by different communities in Papua New Guinea have been tested to identify the sap of the tree, Ficus septica, as a promising antibacterial agent in vitro. This is an open label clinical trial using an interventional approach, to compare the effect of the antiseptic plant sap and standard topical antiseptic, on the rate of wound development prevention and bacterial growth. If shown to be effective, this readily available plant medicine can provide a zero-cost treatment option in remote areas of PNG.
Diabetic foot is defined by World Health Organization as a syndrome in which the presence of neuropathy, ischemia and infection cause tissue damage or ulcers from minor trauma. This condition can be controlled in its early stages with conservative treatment, which is effective in preventing infections and amputations. However, even with the new knowledge acquired and the development of new therapies, the specialist often faces wounds that do not improve despite the proper treatment, so therapies have been sought to help the healing of these Ulcers. Growing evidence suggests that healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers depends on growth factors and that the therapeutic use of these in wounds has the potential to accelerate their healing in conjunction with wound care Conventional. This study evaluates the effect of plasma rich in autologous growth factors on healing chronic ulcers of diabetic origin. This is a randomized clinical trial that evaluates two study groups. Control group in which advanced weekly healing will be performed while the post-advanced healing study group will be performed the intradermal application of plasma rich in growth factors. These manoeuvres will be performed once a week for four weeks and at the end of the study the results in both groups will be checked. Both groups will also evaluate, frequency and intensity of pain, quality of life, histological changes in ulcers and metabolic evaluation
Background Chronic non-healing ulcer is a common problem met in clinical practice and represents a burden to the patients. Chronic ulcer lacks growth factors (GFs) to promote the healing process and is frequently followed by superadded infections. Ordinary technique such as wound debridement and regular dressings cannot provide adequate results as these techniques cannot provide the necessary GFs. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) helps wound healing by releasing various types of GFs. The aim: to evaluate and compare the efficacy of PRP dressing versus traditional dressings in the treatment of chronic non-healing leg and foot ulcers of different etiology as regard cost of overall treatment and effectiveness (reduction of the size of the ulcer and safety of the technique). Methods This prospective study was performed on inpatients and outpatients in general surgery department, Zagazig university hospital from June 2017 to January 2019. Patients were divided randomly into two groups: group A received PRP dressing (N=22, 50%) and group B received conventional ordinary dressing (N=22, 50%).The mean follow-up period was 3 months after the last dressing. Patients treated with PRP at once-weekly interval for a maximum of 12 dressings while patients with ordinary dressings may need one dressing every other day for a maximum of 12 weeks. The reduction in the size of the ulcers (area and volume) in both groups was assessed using centimeter scale and Digital photographs before and after each session and during follow up period. Keywords: Platelet-rich plasma, ulcers, non-healing, ordinary dressing.
Approximately 60 subjects will be enrolled into this double-blind, placebo-controlled study for the Deferoxamine Intradermal Delivery Patch (DIDP). Those subjects who pass Screening will enter into the 2-week Standard of Care (SOC) Run-In period. During this time, ulcers will be assessed to check healing based on digital planimetry, and qualitative features of the ulcer. Subjects who meet eligibility criteria at the end of the 2-week Run-in Period will be randomized into active and control groups (2 active to 1 placebo) and enter the 12-week Treatment Period. At each visit during the Treatment Period, the target ulcer will be measured by digital photographic planimetry, the Principal Investigator will assess the wound qualitative attributes, and the DIDP (or placebo patch) will be placed as the primary wound dressing. At each visit the subject will also receive/review a daily diary to document pain , study drug compliance, and analgesic use.