Comparison Between the Histological and Clinical Diagnosis of Non Healing Wounds

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01230567

Enrollment

Registered

2010-10-29

Start date

2010-10-31

Completion date

2013-04-30

Last updated

2013-04-10

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Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Keywords

Problem wounds, Non healing wounds, BCC, SCC, Vasculitis

Brief summary

50 patients with non healing wounds will undergo biopsy to conclude wether there is an occult etiology for the wound.

Detailed description

25 patients suffering from non healing wounds which have non typical features for the clinical diagnosis (such as pale granulation, raised lesions and more) will undergo biopsy of the wound. Another 25 patients suffering from non healing wounds with typical features for the clinical diagnosis will undergo biopsy of the wound. The hypothesis is that non healing wounds harbor undiagnosed etiologic factors such as BCC, SCC, vasculitis etc. and that some clinical features should raise our suspicion for these occult etiologies.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients with non-healing wounds (for \> 6 weeks) * consent to be included in the study * age 18-85

Exclusion criteria

* patients taking anti coagulant therapy * patients taking steroids or immunosuppressive therapy * pregnancy * pace maker

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
HISTOLOGY RESULTS	04/2013	HISTOLOGY RESULTS OF ALL WOUND BIOPSIES WILL BE COLLECTED TO ASSESS THE ACCULT ETIOLOGY RATE IN NON HEALING WOUNDS.

Countries

Israel

Outcome results