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To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pentoxifylline in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency ulcer of lower extremity, a randomized controlled, multicenter, double-blind clinical study

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pentoxifylline in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency ulcer of lower extremity, a randomized controlled, multicenter, double-blind clinical study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100053053
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-11-10
Start date
2021-12-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-09-06

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Conditions

Chronic venous insufficiency ulcer of lower extremity

Interventions

Experimental group:Take pentoxifylline sustained-release tablets
Control group:Take pentoxifylline placebo tablets

Sponsors

West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged >= 18 years; 2.Patients with chronic venous insufficiency of the lower extremity diagnosed as C6 (ulcer 1cm^2 = 0.7; 5.Informed consent signed by the patient or his/her family.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Target ulcers of non-venous etiology (e.g., sickle cell anemia, diabetes, progressive lipid necrosis, pyoderma gangrena, atherosclerotic occlusive vascular disease or vasculitis of the lower extremities); 2.Malignant tumors and immune deficiency diseases under treatment; 3.The presence of severe infections requiring immediate treatment; 4.Pregnant or lactating women, or women of childbearing age who do not take contraceptive measures and plan to become pregnant; 5.Allergic to pentoxifylline or methyl xanthine; 6.Severe infection or gangrenous ulcer; 7.Lower limb edema caused by cardiogenic, hepatogenic, nephrogenic and other reasons; 8.Patients with serious primary diseases of heart, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, among which ALT >= 2.5 times the upper limit of normal value, AST >= 2.5 times the upper limit of normal value, AND CRE >= 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value; 9.Patients with acute myocardial infarction, severe coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular sclerosis, hypertension or severe arrhythmia; 10.Patients with cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, retinal hemorrhage, hemorrhagic cerebral infarction, or patients with bleeding tendency (such as long-term use of anticoagulants) and recent history of bleeding; 11.The investigator considers that the subjects are not suitable to participate in this study because of potential risks or any other factors that interfere with the subjects.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of ulcer complete healing during treatment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Target ulcer area reduction rate;Tumor necrosis factor a, interleukin 6;Venous clinical severity score;Comparison of ulcer healing time;Comparison of recurrence rate of cured ulcer between the two groups ;Score of chronic venous insufficiency questionnaire;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactRan Xingwu

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

ranxingwu@163.com+86 28 85422982

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026