Active clinical trials for "Leg Ulcer"

The hypertensive leg ulcer is a very painful leg related to acute skin microangiopathy. It occurs in patients older than 60 years followed for hypertension. Clinical diagnosis requires eliminating other causes arterial ulcers, cryoglobulinemia, thrombophilia, cholesterol crystal emboli, vasculitis associated with hepatitis C, myeloproliferative disorders and ulcers associated with the Hydrea ® outlet. There is no treatment of the ulcer because conventional treatments are ineffective. The pain has subsided by analgesics III. Other treatments are not effective outside skin grafts to be repeated because they necrotic regularly. In a prospective uncontrolled study, 11 patients healed through autohemotherapy. Ineffective treatment of this painful condition and efficiency of these cells to the damaged tissue, due to the secretion of many bioactive molecules, led us to propose subcutaneous injections of autologous fat to change the wound bed, promote healing and eliminate pain. This treatment should help to avoid long-term hospitalization (about 15 days) that can lead to physical and psychological degradation of these elderly patients. The investigators propose an open clinical study of 10 patients with a single-center recruitment (CHU Caen). The study took place over a period of 18 months with a 12-month recruitment and follow-up of 6 months for each patient. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the one hand, tolerance, in terms of pain and side effects, and, on the other hand, the effectiveness of this therapeutic approach, in terms of healing of the ulcer assuming a decrease in the size of the estimated at least 40% at 3 months wound. The measure of effectiveness will also focus on the changing appearance of the wound, including the relative areas of fibrin, necrosis and budding. These efficiency measures (area ratio) will be done through a computer program (CANVAS ®) on photographs taken at each assessment time. Eventually, if this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment lipofilling, it would be possible to perform a multicenter study on a large number of patients to demonstrate the effectiveness, in terms of wound healing that the pain it causes and offer a shorter hospital stay, and in parallel, this approach should improve the pathophysiology of ulceration (translational research).

Compound HP802-247 comprises two topical sprays, administered sequentially right after another; these deliver a suspension of fibroblasts and keratinocytes to the wound surface. HP802-247 is the subject of a larger Phase 2 multi-center trial for treating venous leg ulcers. The present study will enroll up to five patients who are suffering venous leg ulcers, have failed a prolonged course of standard wound therapy and one or more advanced technologies, but who would not qualify for the Phase 2 study.

The primary objective is to evaluate the clinical benefit of CureXcell® as adjunct to Standard of Care in the treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers. CureXcell® is a cell based therapy, containing activated homologous white blood cells prepared from donated healthy whole blood. A total of 252 patients will be randomized to receive either CureXcell® or Placebo.

This study will compare the Omeza® Products Bundle to standard of care (SOC) for in subjects with chronic venous leg ulcers and subjects with diabetic foot ulcers.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the rate of wound healing using sharp debridement using curette and to compare between such intensive treatment at hospital and treatment in primary care. A correlation between change in wound size and pro-inflammatory cytokines will also be made.

Chronic venous leg ulcers (VLU) are painful, debilitating wounds that place a significant burden on the patient, their family, and healthcare resources. Treating VLU can present a significant challenge to clinicians, who currently have a limited range of treatments at their disposal. The mainstay of treatment is compression bandaging, ambulation and elevation at rest. In addition to the aforementioned, intermittent pneumatic compression has also been utilised1. When applied to the leg or foot intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices intermittently inflate and deflate to increase venous return. These devices can be uncomfortable to wear, and compliance can be inhibited because of size, weight and external power source that limit the patient's mobility. In patients who cannot walk, or in those who are unable to tolerate compression bandaging, ulcers may deteriorate and never heal. Accordingly, there is a need for novel, alternative devices or strategies that can be used to complement or replace compression bandage therapy.

Leg ulcers (UDJ) is defined as a chronic skin wound, lasting for more than 4 to 6 weeks, between the knee and foot, and with no tendency to spontaneous healing. In 2002, the prevalence of leg ulcers is estimated between 0.5% and 1% of the general population and 3% in subjects over 65 years. The sex ratio is generally 3 females to 1 male. It is in most cases a complication of vascular disease, usually venous (70 to 90%), then blood (5-15%), mixed (5-10%) and microcirculatory. In three quarter of cases, the UDJ is a chronic painful wound to the social repercussions (sleep disorders, eating, work stoppages) and major economic (individual and collective costs of absorptions). The treatment of a chronic wound uses validated techniques for several years as the skin graft in tablets, associated with the etiological treatment. The latest recommendations HAS implemented to date from 2006 and concerns the management of leg ulcers predominantly venous. Few articles in the literature address the possibility of an analgesic effect of the transplant pellets in the treatment of chronic ulcers algic. In 2008, a Swedish article, evaluated pain before and after skin grafting in carriers of leg ulcer patients and feet and showed that there was a reduction in pain post transplant. We propose to evaluate the analgesic effect of the skin graft in pellet on a patient population having one or more Algic ulcers.

The purpose of this trial is to determine if wounds with elevated protease activity (EPA) treated with targeted interventions such as protease modulating therapies can improve clinical and economic outcomes. Multi-centre VLU study to investigate efficacy of WOUNDCHEK™ on EPA wounds

To explore the hypothesis that leg ulcers are associated with hypercoagulable states, the CLUE study will evaluate patients with connective tissue disease associated leg ulcers, to identify risk factors (especially hypercoagulability and immunologic characteristics), characterize pathogenesis, predict response to therapy, and assess the impact of lower extremity ulcers on quality of life.

This observational safety follow-up study enrolled subjects from the 802-247-09-032 study with the investigational product HP802-247 for venous leg ulcers, who received at least one application of HP802-247 or Vehicle (Placebo). This study is being done for the following purposes: to identify new adverse events, to examine ongoing adverse events not resolved in subjects who participated in the 802-247-09-032 trial, to record wound status, and to determine if there are differences in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) associated with the treatment assignment from the 802-247-09-032 Trial. About 440 subjects were to participate depending upon subject enrollment from the previous study, 802-247-09-032. The study was conducted in approximately 50 sites in Europe.