Chronic wounds Acute wounds I70.24 I70.25 I87.21 I83.0 I83.2 L97 L89.1 L89.2 L89.3 L89.9 E11.74 E11.75
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Chronic wounds (duration > 8 weeks or considered chronic due to underlying condition)
Group 2: Acute wound (duration < 7 days)
Sponsors
Institut für Translationale Wundforschung, Zentrum für biomedizinische Ausbildung und Forschung (ZBAF), Universität Witten/Herdecke
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Man and women, 18 years or older 2. Written informed consent is provided 3. Presence of a wound a) over 8 weeks in duration without adequate healing progression (‚chronic‘) or based on the underlying disease (diabetic, vascular or decubital ulceration) b) less than 7 days postoperative / posttraumatic (‚acute‘)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Dry necrotic wounds 2. Wounds < 1.5 cm2 in size 3. Underaged patients (< 18 years) 4. Pregnancy and nursing period 5. Wounds of malignant origin (i.e. malignant soft tissue tumor) 6. Missing informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison pH-value of chronic Vs. acute wounds (data acquisition using medical device, pseudonymised CRF from routine data) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison between different chronic wound entities, comparison infected/inflamed Vs. non-infected/inflamed, comparison healing Vs. non-healing, correlation analysis with regard to underlying medical conditions and therapeutic intervention | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJulian-Dario Rembe
Institut für Translationale Wundforschung, Zentrum für biomedizinische Ausbildung und Forschung (ZBAF), Universität Witten/Herdecke
Outcome results
None listed