on-healing soft tissue and malignant wounds in the palliative care setting: applying Sterile Larvae Wound Therapy for wound debridement and healing.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: non-healing soft tissue; malignant wounds; Skin - Other skin conditions; Cancer - Any cancer

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000920190
• Lead Sponsor: St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-07-02
• Study Completion: 2019-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 8 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1

Inclusion Criteria

1)with advanced disease who are inpatients of the SVPHB palliative care unit
2)have a non-healing soft tissue or malignant wound with one or more of the following elements
onecrotic tissue
omalodorous
oprofuse exudate

Exclusion Criteria

1)have an allergy to fly larvae, chicken eggs or soybeans.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in symptom scores. <br><br>Symptom scores will be collected using a validated symptom assessment tool (ESAS).[Death/withdrawal or reduction in wound symptoms]