Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Gel in Subjects With Pressure Sore

NCT ID: NCT01351493

Last Updated: 2012-07-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of nitric oxide gel for pressure sore recovery.

Detailed Description

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Pressure sore is a common problem for patient with bed-ridden. The care of pressure sore cost many social and medical resource, and also effect the quality of life of patients. Current principles of treatment of pressure sore include adequate pain control, optimizing nutritional status, pressure relief, wound cleaning and dressing, infection control and surgical intervention if needed. Wound dressings should be based on wound characteristics. However, for improving wound healing, different dressing materials were developed.

There are increased evidences implicate nitric oxide (NO) synthesis plays an important role in the process of wound healing. Nitric oxide involve in angiogenesis, mediating inflammatory process, cell proliferation and collagen disposition, then improving wound healing. One study used topic NO-gel to mice with second degree burn wound, and found that the NO gel had the potential to enhance burn wound healing by regulation of many cellular processes in the skin. Based on the findings, the investigators hypothesize that NO gel could be used as an alternative method for pressure sore dressing to enhance wound healing.

This is a 12-week study. The investigators plan to enroll 40 subjects. The run-in period is set for screening based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Baseline data including demographic profiles, medical history and current medications will be obtained, followed by an intact pressure sore inspection. Pressure ulcer stage (developed by NPAUP) , Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing(PUSH) and Pressure Sore Status Tool(PSST) will be recorded before randomization. Baseline photograph of pressure sore will be taken .

During the treatment phase, a NO gel or placebo gel will be administered on the pressure sore wound by caregiver once or twice daily (decided by doctor according to clinical condition) after standard wound cleaning with normal saline. During the treatment period, the study subjects will be followed- up every 2 weeks to record the wound condition and any side effect. The investigators will use stage, PUSH and PSST, and take serial photograph to monitor wound condition.

Conditions

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Pressure Ulcer

Keywords

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pressure sore nitric oxide

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Nitric oxide gel

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Nitric Oxide

Intervention Type DRUG

Nitric Oxide Gel, once or twice per day, 12weeks

placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo Gel, once or twice per day, 12weeks

Interventions

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Nitric Oxide

Nitric Oxide Gel, once or twice per day, 12weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

placebo Gel, once or twice per day, 12weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects who live in nursing home
* Clinical diagnosis of pressure sore \> grade II(grade developed by NPAUP)
* without acute illness required hospitalization
* able to understanding and signed the Inform Consent Form after detailed description of the treatment and potential risks and benefits

Exclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of cancer and still on active therapies
* on other medications with pharmacological actions may lead to excessive formation of nitric oxide, or may accentuate drug effects due to excessive formation of nitric oxide
* with systemic infection and need systemic antibiotics
* pressure sore local infection and need topic antibiotic(for pressure sore wound)
* with any known allergic reaction to any ingredient in the 2 gel prescriptions
* Subjects who have been enrolled into any other clinical study in the preceding 3 months prior to randomization
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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China Medical University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Chiu-Shong Liu, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

China Medical University Hospital

Locations

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China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Chiu-Shong Liu, MD.MSc.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 886-975681842

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Chih-Hsueh Lin, MD.Msc.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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DMR100-IRB-030

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id