NCT01249495

Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcer in Outpatient's Department and i Primary Care - Wound Size and Inflammation

Treatment of Chronic Legg Ulcer in Outpatient's Department and i Primary Care - Wound Size and Inflammation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the rate of wound healing using sharp debridement using curette and to compare between such intensive treatment at hospital and treatment in primary care. A correlation between change in wound size and pro-inflammatory cytokines will also be made.

Detailed description

Subjects with chronic venous leg ulcers are treated 3 times a week in the hospital for 6 weeks with weekly sharp debridement. Wound size, pro-inflammatory cytokines, smears and photo are made weekly. The treatment countinue thereafter in primary care 3 times a week in 12 weeks. Wound size, pro-inflammatory cytokines, smears and photo are made every 14 day at the hospital.

Conditions

• Treatment of Leg Ulcer
• Sharp Debridement
• Proinflammatory Cytokines

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Sharp debridement	After use of local anestetics a sharp currette is used to debride slough and nonviable tissue from the ulcer surface until a healthy tissue is seen.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-11-01
• Completion: 2013-11-01
• First posted: 2010-11-29
• Last updated: 2010-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway