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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN86386707
ISRCTN86386707CompletedNot Applicable

An open, randomized, (out-patient) clinical study into the effectiveness, durability and cost efficiency of Tiscover® (cultured, autologous skin) for chronic leg wounds (ulcera cruris)

VU University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)0 sites100 target enrollmentStarted: January 27, 2006Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
100

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Ulcus cruris venosum, ulcus cruris arterio(lo)scleroticum and ulcers of mixed origin
  • 2. Non-vital ulcers which exist for at least 5 months and which do not respond to adequate compression therapy and local wound treatment
  • 3. Ulcers between 5 and 100 square cm
  • 4. Signed informed consent
  • 5. Ankle/arm index >0.7

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Diabetic foot ulcers
  • 2. Serious co-morbidity which decreases the life expectancy to less than 2 years
  • 3. Use of high doses of corticosteroids and/or cytostatic drugs (>20 mg/day)
  • 4. Diagnosed Penicillin allergy
  • 5. Serious infection of the ulcer bed at time t = 0
  • 6. Disturbances of psychiatric nature where the following of medical advice becomes a problem
  • 7. Declining clinical treatment and/or follow up visits

Investigators

Sponsor
VU University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)

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