NCT00990522

Study of the Efficacy of Sharp Debridement for the Management of Chronic Wounds

A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Sharp Debridement for the Management of Chronic Wounds

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Southwest Regional Wound Care Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Standard care of care and up to twelve (12) weekly debridements. Subjects randomized into the weekly debridement group will receive up to twelve (12) debridement during the twelve (12) weeks of the study. There will be two (2) subject groups in the study. Subjects will be randomized into either the monthly debridement group or the weekly debridement group.

Detailed description

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate subjects enrolled and randomized to the weekly sharp debridement group. The major secondary objectives are incidence of complete wound closure at Week 12, rate of healing, ulcer recurrence, wound characteristics, and microbiologic information.

Conditions

• Wounds

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	debridement	There will be two (2) subject groups in the study. Subjects will be randomized into either the monthly debridement group or the weekly debridement group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-02-01
• Completion: 2011-02-01
• First posted: 2009-10-07
• Last updated: 2015-12-14