Use of White Granulated Sugar on Wounds

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Infected Wounds
• Interventions: Other: Granulated Sugar; Other: Debridement Dressing

• Registration Number: NCT01716273
• Lead Sponsor: Moses Murandu

Brief Summary

How effective is sugar in reducing the debriding of sloughy, necrotic or infected exudating wounds compared with standard treatment?

Detailed Description

Patients for whom all the following apply:

Have an exudating wound sizes 5cm2 and 40cm2 A minimum of 25% slough, infected and necrotic tissue No dry necrotic eschar present Ankle Brachial Pressure Index of greater than 0.6 Are over 18 years Independently and willingly consent

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2012-10
• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-10-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-10-26
• Study First Posted: 2012-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 2012-10-29
• Primary Completion: 2013-10
• Study Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• Exudating wound sizes 5cm2 and 40cm2
• A minimum of 25% slough, infected and necrotic tissue
• No dry necrotic eschar
• Ankle Brachial Pressure Index of greater than 0.6
• Age over 18 years
• Able to independently and willingly consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants in a trial evaluating other therapies for their wound
• Have previously been in this trial
• Women who are pregnant
• Participants not able to tolerate daily dressing change

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Chronic & Acute infected wounds	Granulated Sugar	Wound will be cleaned with normal saline or tap water and Granulated sugar will be applied directly to the wound and covered with an absorbent pad and held in place with a bandage and tape.
Chronic & Acute infected wounds	Debridement Dressing	Wound will be cleaned with normal saline or tap water and Granulated sugar will be applied directly to the wound and covered with an absorbent pad and held in place with a bandage and tape.
Chronic and Acute infected wounds	Granulated Sugar	Wound will be cleaned with normal saline or tap water and an appropriate debridement dressing (Aquacel or Sorbsan) is applied to the wound and secured with a bandage and surgical tape.
Chronic and Acute infected wounds	Debridement Dressing	Wound will be cleaned with normal saline or tap water and an appropriate debridement dressing (Aquacel or Sorbsan) is applied to the wound and secured with a bandage and surgical tape.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to debridement of wound	4 weeks	wounds will be photographed at entry into the study there after weekly till end of study at 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in wound surface area	4 weeks	Wound measurements will be taken at entry into the study then weekly until end of 4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; 🇬🇧 Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom