Active clinical trials for "Ulcer"

A community-randomized trial comparing villages randomized to receive an intervention consisting of a trained community health volunteer who brings patients to the nearest Vision Centers or Primary Health Care Centers for treatment after diagnosing a corneal abrasion to control villages receiving no additional intervention. The primary outcome of corneal ulcer will be measured by baseline and annual population-based census performed in both intervention and control villages by masked examiners from baseline to 24 months. Each resident in the village will be asked about their ocular history and, if suspected of having a corneal ulcer, will be examined for evidence of a corneal opacity. Annual visits will occur, coinciding with the end of the harvest season. In villages randomized to intervention, an active promotion campaign will be undertaken to urge residents to notify the village eye health worker within 24 hours of ocular trauma. In control villages, abrasions and ulcers will be treated if they present to a clinic or are found during the annual monitoring visits, but active promotion of corneal abrasion care will not be offered.

This study deals with the feasibility of an ATMP (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product) production for the treatment of chronic wounds ulcer. Recruitment concerns patients (n=7) with leg ulcers and receiving a skin pellet graft. During surgical procedure, supernumerary biopsies are planned to be done in order to be transferred to laboratory. Then, the possibility of cell extraction (keratinocytes and fibroblasts), expansion, banking and use for skin substitute production in clinical condition is evaluated (primary outcome).

The goal of this project to begin using a wound research database with clinical decision support features at Winthrop University Hospital. A research database is an electronic computer system that is used to collect patient information. Clinical decision support is the ability for a computer system to provide medical assistance to the doctor through alerts and recommendations based on the information entered. The investigators believe that use of a wound clinical decision support tool, much like a drug, will improve healing in patients diagnosed with Diabetic Foot Ulcers and ultimately lower the risk of death and illness caused by these wounds. In order to develop a useful clinical decision support tool, investigators first need to develop a large research database to determine the data points important for wound healing. The investigators will be using the data collected in this study for future research and publication. Data will be reviewed to answer questions important to diabetic foot ulcer healing and for the purpose of developing the clinical decision support alert system. After providing informed consent, participants will be asked a series of questions related to their past medical history, and relevant wound data will be collected. Study staff will photograph the wound at baseline, and once per week until the wound is completely healed, or for a duration of six months. Participants will be expected to return to Winthrop University Hospital for wound follow-up on a regular basis, or as determined by the Principal Investigator.

40 patients total with pressure ulcers with a decubitus pressure ulcer will be included in this study. Ten patients with a Stage I, II, III, and IV decubitus pressure ulcer will be included to be analyzed with a thermal imaging camera. Thermal imaging of the various stages of pressure ulcer will be analyzed to determine if a recognizable pattern of thermal distribution can be identified which can then be applied to identify patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers at an earlier stage in their hospital course.

Pressure ulcers are a significant problem in institutionalized, elderly, and critically ill patients. Pressure ulcers result in significant pain, changing quality of life, and often leading to significant morbidity and prolonged hospital stays, and ultimately increased the healthcare cost. According to the International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Survey, the prevalence of hospital acquired pressure ulcers in the United States was 13.5% in 2008 and 12.8% in 2009. This survey also indicated that the highest rate of pressure ulcers is in the long term acute care population (22%).

This study aims to characterize the Portuguese population of patients with moderate-to-severe UC receiving advanced therapies, by describing clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and remission outcomes . The clinical, biochemical, endoscopic, and histological outcomes will also be described, as well as frequency of selected EIM, comorbidities and the uptake of preventive care measures and hospitalizations .

This study is being done to assess the clinical course and treatment options for Crohn's Disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in the populations of Eastern Europe, Middle East, and North Africa.

To collect and store blood and biopsy samples obtained from CD or UC patients exposed to adalimumab and diagnosed with Hepatosplenic T-cell Lymphoma (HSTCL), for the purpose of identifying potential biomarkers and genetic mutations in patients who have developed HSTCL.

The aim of the present study was to describe the incidence and prevalence of IBD in non Jewish Israel population

The purpose of this study is to assess gastroprotective agent compliance in patients at risk suffering from a gastrointestinal bleeding ulcer or a symptomatic ulcer with NSAID.