Studying wound fluid to improve treatment of chronic wounds
Part of Heart & circulation, Hormones & metabolism, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at fluid from chronic (non-healing) wounds to understand why they don't heal and how biofilms (bacteria that stick to wounds) affect healing. The goal is to find better ways to treat these wounds.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You have diabetes with deep wounds on your lower leg or foot, or you have poor blood flow causing leg ulcers, or you have surgical wounds that aren't healing.
- Your wound has been healing slowly and you are already getting routine treatments like special wound cleaning or suction therapy.
- You need to have at least 2 ml (about half a teaspoon) of fluid from your wound available for testing at each visit.
- You cannot have active infections like HIV, hepatitis C, or HPV, and you cannot be pregnant.
- You must be willing and able to give written consent to participate.
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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