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Biatain Ag vs Biatain in the Treament of Leg Ulcers
Link to the ClinicalTrials.gov recordInformation obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 23, 2012
Title of trial/grant titleBiatain Ag vs Biatain in the Treament of Leg Ulcers
Current status of trialCompleted
Sponsors and collaboratorsColoplast A/S
Information provided byColoplast A/S
ClinicalTrials.gov identifierNCT00807664
Purposethe objective of this investigation is to demonstrate the effect of the foam dressing
Biatain Ag, compared to Biatain foam dressing( a product which is similar but does not
contain a silver complex, in the healing of leg ulcers that had failed to heal despite
appropriate therapy
Condition(s)Leg Ulcers
Intervention(s)Device: Biatain Ag
Device: Biatain
PhasePhase IV
Study type and designAllocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official titleClinical Assessment of Biatain Ag Dressings Compared to Biatain Dressings in the Treatment of Leg Ulcers
Primary outcomerelative variation in the area of the leg measured by planimetry at week 6 compared to the area at inclusion Day 0, 28, 42,70 No
Secondary outcomerelative reduction of the area of the leg ulcer at 10 weeks day 0, D28, D42, D70 No
Adverse events continuously Yes
Study startDecember 2008
Minimum age18 Years
Maximum ageN/A
GenderBoth
Eligibility criteriaInclusion Criteria:

- â¿¢ Patients over 18 who have given written informed consent

- Patients with a venous or predominantly venous leg ulcer (ankle-brachial index >
0.8) that is between 2 cm and 13 cm in all directions

- Patients with a moderately or severely exudating leg ulcer in the phase of
debridement or formation of granulation tissue

- Patients with a leg ulcer that is not healing properly despite suitable and
well-conducted local treatment in the four weeks prior to inclusion

- Patients with a leg ulcer that has been treated with appropriate compression in
the four weeks prior to inclusion

- Patients who are available for monitoring for at least 10 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

- â¿¢ Patients whose leg ulcers are clinically infected (including erysipelas and
cellulitis of the skin around the ulcer) requiring systemic antibiotic treatment

- Patients who have undergone surgery on the saphenous trunk within the two months
prior to inclusion

- Patients whose leg ulcer being considered for the study has been treated with
local antibiotics or antiseptics incl. dressings containing antibiotics or
antiseptics in the four weeks prior to inclusion

- Patients who have been taking systemic antibiotics in the two weeks prior to
inclusion

- Patients who have been taking systemic corticoids or cytostatics within the
three months prior to inclusion

- Patients with unbalanced diabetes at the discretion of the investigator

- Patients with a known allergy to one of the components in Biatain Argent® or
Biatain

- Patients who are already taking part in another clinical study

- Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Study ID numbersFR008WS
Last updatedJune 2, 2010
Record first receivedDecember 11, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov identifierNCT00807664
Download dateInformation obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 23, 2012
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