NCT01716273UnknownNot Applicable
A Randomised Controlled Trial to Investigate the Clinical and Cost-effectiveness of White Granulated Sugar Dressing Compared With Standard Treatment in the Management of Exudating Wounds With Parallel Economic Evaluation
Moses Murandu2 sites in 1 country108 target enrollmentStarted: June 1, 2011Last updated:
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 108
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Time to debridement of wound
Study Overview
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 Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Time to debridement of wound
Time Frame: 4 weeks
wounds will be photographed at entry into the study there after weekly till end of study at 4 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Reduction in wound surface area(4 weeks)
Investigators
Moses Murandu
PhD student
University Hospital Birmingham
Study Sites (2)
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