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

NCT01249495 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2010-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Treatment of Leg Ulcer
  • Sharp Debridement
  • Proinflammatory Cytokines

Interventions

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Aker

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oslo University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tone K Bergersen, MD;PhD · Oslo University Hospital;Dermatologic Department

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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