Tissue-engineered skin to repair difficult wounds
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests a lab-grown skin product designed to help heal stubborn wounds that won't close on their own—including burns, diabetic foot ulcers, and pressure sores. The goal is to see if this engineered skin can speed up healing and reduce scarring.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a wound between 10–100 cm² (roughly the size of a postage stamp to a playing card) that needs surgical repair
- Your wound is either fresh (from burns, trauma, or scar removal) or chronic (like diabetic foot ulcers or pressure injuries)
- Your wound bed has been prepared—meaning dead tissue is removed and any infection is controlled
- You are willing to receive tissue-engineered material (lab-grown skin substitute) and commit to long-term follow-up visits
- You do not have a known allergy to collagen or animal/donor tissue products
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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