Infrastructure and processes for optimized care of patients with chronic wounds - decentralized and close to regular care in Bremen

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028522

Enrollment

760

Registered

2022-07-01

Start date

2022-08-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ICD-10:E10.54E10.55E10.74E10.75E11.54E11.55E11.74E11.75E12.54E12.55E12.74E12.75E13.54E13.55E13.74E13.75E14.5E14.74E14.75I70.2I70.24I70.25I87.01I87.21L97I83.0I83.2L89.1019L89.2029L89.3039T21.2T21.3T22.2T22.3T23.2T23.3T24.20T24.21T24.3T25.20T25.21T25.3T29.2T29.3T0.2T30.3T31.T21.6T21.7T22.6T22.7T23.60T23.61T23.7T24.60T24.61T25.7T29.6T29.7T30.6T30.7T32.T79.2T79.3T87.4T89.01T89.02T89.03 E10-E14 I70 I87 L89 T20-T32 T79 T89 T87 I83

Interventions

Group 1: Control Group: Standard Care Group 2: Intervention Group: Treatment Network

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients seen by participating physicians for at least one chronic wound; insured by participating health plans

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unable to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in wound area after 6 months (IT-supported evaluation of the wound photo)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Wound-related secondary endpoints: Reduction of wound area in percent after 3 months (IT-supported evaluation of wound photo); time to wound closure (censored after 6 months); change in pain (NRS) after 3 and 6 months; wound protocol (month 0, 3, 6): Wound depth, wound margin (yes/no), edema (yes/no), odor (yes/no), exudation (yes/no), necrotic tissue (yes/no), exposed tendons or bones (yes/no), pockets/subunnas/fistulas (yes/no); Complications (month 0-6): wound-specific antibiotic-requiring infections (yes/no), recurrence (yes/no), recurrence-free time. Patient-related secondary endpoints: Time to completion of confirmed differential diagnosis (month 0-6); patient satisfaction (questionnaire; month 6); pain: NRS 0-10 (month 0, 3, 6); Subjective quality of life (Wound-QoL; month 0, 3, 6); General health status (WHO score; month 0, 3, 6); Nutritional status (5-level; month 0, 3, 6); Major amputations (yes/no; month 0, 3, 6); Minor amputations (yes/no; month 0, 3,6); Adverse effect of wound treatment (date, description, etc. ; month 0-6); Serious adverse effect of wound treatment (date, description, etc.; month 0-6); Wound-related or wound-cause-related hospitalizations (health insurance data; month 0-6); Other inpatient care (health insurance data; month 0-6); Costs (health insurance data, month 0-6) for dressings, inpatient care, sick pay	—

Measure

Time frame

Wound-related secondary endpoints: Reduction of wound area in percent after 3 months (IT-supported evaluation of wound photo); time to wound closure (censored after 6 months); change in pain (NRS) after 3 and 6 months; wound protocol (month 0, 3, 6): Wound depth, wound margin (yes/no), edema (yes/no), odor (yes/no), exudation (yes/no), necrotic tissue (yes/no), exposed tendons or bones (yes/no), pockets/subunnas/fistulas (yes/no); Complications (month 0-6): wound-specific antibiotic-requiring infections (yes/no), recurrence (yes/no), recurrence-free time. Patient-related secondary endpoints: Time to completion of confirmed differential diagnosis (month 0-6); patient satisfaction (questionnaire; month 6); pain: NRS 0-10 (month 0, 3, 6); Subjective quality of life (Wound-QoL; month 0, 3, 6); General health status (WHO score; month 0, 3, 6); Nutritional status (5-level; month 0, 3, 6); Major amputations (yes/no; month 0, 3, 6); Minor amputations (yes/no; month 0, 3,6); Adverse effect of wound treatment (date, description, etc. ; month 0-6); Serious adverse effect of wound treatment (date, description, etc.; month 0-6); Wound-related or wound-cause-related hospitalizations (health insurance data; month 0-6); Other inpatient care (health insurance data; month 0-6); Costs (health insurance data, month 0-6) for dressings, inpatient care, sick pay

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefanie Hornemann

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bremen (KVHB)

S.Hornemann@kvhb.de0421 3404-157

Outcome results

None listed

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