Topical Timolol Benefit in Venous Ulcers

NCT02422017 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2025-09-19

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Summary

Background: Venous Leg ulcers are a frequent pathology in dermatology and complex in their management. At the origin of high health costs and strong repercussions on quality of life for patients, they require long management and may be subject to possible complications.

In spite of appropriate treatment, 50-60% of these ulcers are not healed at 24 weeks.

Purpose: Topical beta adrenergic antagonists have shown efficacy in wound healing. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment of chronic venous ulcers with topical timolol.

Conditions

  • Venous Leg Ulcers

Interventions

DRUG

Timolol

Patients will receive one drop of timolol every 6cm ² every other day for twelve weeks applied on the ulcer of interest

OTHER

Local care treatment

Local care treatment with dressing compression in accordance with standards applied every other day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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