Active clinical trials for "Ulcer"

The purpose of this investigation is to collect following data in patients given Nexium capsule (Nexium) for long term in usual-post-marketing therapy to prevention of recurrence of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

Martorell hypertensive ischemic leg ulcer is a severe type of skin necrosis (skin infarction) which occurs in long-term hypertensive subjects. Calciphylaxis (calcific uremic arteriolopathy) is a severe type of skin necrosis (skin infarction) which occurs in subjects with end-stage kidney disease or after kidney transplantation.

The aim of this prospective study is to assess the utility of treatment of leg ulcers using a skin substitute, Integra®, assessing the quality of wound skin healing and transcutaneous oxygen pressure in the distal region of the wound. This is a multi-centre study on 60 patients who have a lower limb ulcer.

Long-standing ulcerative colitis is associated with an increased cancer risk. Chromoendoscopy with dye spraying can detect subtle abnormalities that are not visible with standard endoscopy. The purpose of this study is to determine if chromoendoscopy with fewer "targeted biopsies" can replace standard colonoscopy with multiple "random" biopsies.

The goal of the Cellular and Tissue Based Therapy Registry (CTPR) for Wounds is to provide real world patient data from electronic health records submitted to meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use in order to understand the value of these products among patients with chronic wounds and ulcers. Randomized, controlled trials to establish product efficacy routinely exclude patients with the co-morbid conditions common to patients seen in usual clinical practice and thus the results of these RCTs tend to be non-generalizable. Little is known about the effectiveness of CTPs among typical patients.

Aims are: develop an Internet-based education programme about venous leg ulcer nursing care (ELC) evaluate the clinical, cognitive and economical outcomes of education programme Research questions are: 1. What are the cognitive outcomes of ELC (perceived knowledge, attitudes towards venous leg ulcer nursing care, theoretical knowledge level and practical knowledge)? Hypotheses for research question 1 are: Nurses using the ELC will have better knowledge (perceived, practical and theoretical knowledge) than those who will not use the ELC. Nurses using the ELC will have more positive attitudes towards venous leg ulcer nursing care than those who will not use the ELC. 2. What are the clinical outcomes of ELC (ulcer healing, ulcer size, treatment supplies)? Hypotheses for research question 2 are: Ulcer healing progresses better among patients who are taken care by nurses using the ELC. Ulcer sizes will be 10 % smaller among the patients cared for nurses using the ELC. Nurses using the ELC will use mire adequate treatment supplies than those who will not use the ELC. 3. What are the economical outcomes (treatment time and supply usage) of ELC? Hypothesis for research question 3 is: 1. The economical expenditures will be lower among nurses using the ELC. The ultimate aim is to promote evidence-based nursing care among patients with venous leg ulcer.

using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), and to compare the rate of healing and final outcome with conventional therapy.

The Patient Empowerment Study is an observational longitudinal study among adults with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). The scope of this study is to better understand how a patient's DFU disease process and usage of the Podimetrics System can impact patient health-related quality of life. Health-related quality of life will be measured by both the generic 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire and the ulcer-specific Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale Short Form (DFS-SF) questionnaire.

To investigate the adjunctive role of "Capsule Endoscope" in continuous endoscopic monitoring and early detection of recurrent ulcer bleeding after endoscopic therapy in patients presenting with bleeding peptic ulcers

Leg ulcers are a significant cause of impaired functional ability and quality of life for approximately 1-2 percent of the population in western countries. Although pain seems to be one of the most devastating aspects of living with a chronic ulcer, research is limited and there is a lack of knowledge about wound-related pain characteristics. Little is known about prevalence, pain intensity, qualities, location, temporal fluctuations, to witch degree pain impact on physical- and psychosocial functioning, as well as relieving and exacerbating factors. The overall purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of wound related pain in patients with chronic leg ulcers. More specific research questions are: 1) What is the prevalence and characteristics of wound related pain in patients suffering from various types of persistent ulcers, 2) How do patients with different ulcer diagnoses report the quality of the wound related pain, 3) Is there any differences in wound pain characteristics among patients with different etiology leg ulcers, 4) How is the pain temporal pattern in patients with chronic leg- and foot ulcers, 5) What is the reported quality of life in patients with different ulcer diagnosis, and 6) Is there any association among pain characteristics, sleep and quality of life in patients with chronic leg/foot ulcers? The study has a non-experimental, explorative and descriptive approach. A cross-sectional questionnaire design will be used to explore patient's experience of wound-related pain. The patients will be recruited at the outpatient clinic appointment and home-care nursing in Norway. Participants will fill out self-report questionnaires. The battery of questionnaires will obtain information about demographic data, pain characteristics, quality of life and sleep. Pain characteristics, quality of life and sleep will be assessed by using different questionnaires that has demonstrated high validity and reliability. In addition, the temporal pattern of pain will be assessed by asking the participants to fill out a form stating subjective level of pain (NRS) every hour during a typical day, and to mark times that they rest and sleep. Relevant information about the diagnosis/classification of ulcer, comorbidities, the ulcer management and pain management will be collected in a clinical examination.