About this trial
This clinical investigation will be conducted as a multicentre, open-label, randomised in parallel groups, controlled study on patients with infected venous leg ulcers.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years
Infected* venous** leg ulcer
Slightly to moderately exuding wound***
Patient has signed informed consent
Disqualifiers
Participation in other interventional clinical trial that could interfere with the present study within 4 weeks of the randomisation and during the whole duration of this study
Wounds with exposed cartilage tissue (hyaline cartilage)
Contraindications to compression therapy (e.g.: advanced peripheral ar-terial occlusive diseases, decompensated cardiac insufficiency, septic phlebitis, phlegmasia coerulea dolens, sensation disorders of the skin)
Known allergy and/or hypersensitivity to any components of the study product or concomitant products (e.g. compression bandage)
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
PHMB-impregnated biocellulose wound dressing with additional polyethylene film on top, compression therapy, systemic antomicrobial therapy (optional)
DeviceApplication of a wound dressing with additional polyethylene film on top and compression therapy. Optional usage of the systemic antimicrobial therapy.
PHMB-impregnated biocellulose wound dressing without additional polyethylene film on top, compression therapy, systemic antomicrobial therapy (optional)
DeviceApplication of a wound dressing without additional polyethylene film on top and compression therapy. Optional usage of the systemic antimicrobial therapy.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Rate and severity of maceration after 3 weeks of treatment with Suprasorb®X+PHMB (Pro)
on a 4-grade scale there 0 means no maceration and 4 means severe maceration
Secondary outcomes
Wound area change over time
in mm2
Change of necrotic & fibrinous & granulation tissue rate in the wound bed
in %
Change of wound infection status
by a TILI (Therapeutical Index for Local Infections) score with a range 1-6. TILI \< 5 indicates a wound without infection, whereas TILI ≥ 5 means a local wound infection.
Product safety (rate of product-related complications)
by rate of product-related complications
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