Cluster-randomized controlled intervention study to evaluate the implementation of an evidence-based and patient-centered care concept for the treatment of venous leg ulcers in primary care (Ulcus Cruris Care)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Venous leg ulcer
- Registration Number
- DRKS00026126
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Practices: Involvement of an MA in wound care; IT requirements for use of CareCockpit software available.
Patients: Presence of a florid VLU for = 6 months; age = 18 years; capacity to consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Practices: no involvement of an MA in wound care; IT requirements for use of CareCockpit software not available; specialized practices with more than 20 VLU patients per year.
Patients: Leg ulceration of non-venous origin; existence of ulceration for > 6 months; presence of a relevant PAOD of affected lower extremity (ABPI < 0.5 or ankle artery pressure < 60 mmHg); decompensated heart failure (NYHA = III); immobility; age < 18 years; no ability to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to complete wound healing in days (time-to-heal)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method