Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04249661
Differential Effects of Bacteria Colonising Venous Leg Ulcers on Pain and Healing Rates
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 100 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Limerick · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This Study aims to identify whether venous leg ulcers which are colonised by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa cause more pain than those which are not and if this bacteria affects healing time. This may determine how venous ulcer infections are treated in order to improve symtomatology and quality of life for patients with these chronic wounds.
Detailed description
Pseudomonas is a gram-negative bacillus which commonly colonises lower limb venous ulcers. It produces exotoxins and elastase as well as forming biofilms within chronic wounds. Its effects on venous ulcer healing are debated. The objective of this study is to examine the effects on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa colonisation on the pain expereinces and healing rates of venous leg ulcers.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-01-09
- Primary completion
- 2023-12-14
- Completion
- 2023-12-14
- First posted
- 2020-01-31
- Last updated
- 2023-12-15
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Ireland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04249661. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.