Characterisation of Biofilm of the Chronic Wounds

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02519166

Acronym

Biofilm Plaie

Enrollment

130

Registered

2015-08-10

Start date

2012-05-31

Completion date

2015-05-31

Last updated

2025-11-24

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Conditions

Chronic Wounds

Brief summary

In this prospective observational study, the investigators tried assess the presence of biofilm on chronic wound samples coming from a large cohort study of patients, whilst cross-referencing the clinical, bacteriological and wound care observations.

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL1 clinical examination of the wound, 1 sample taken with the curette, 1 sample by swabbing

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with chronic wounds (period \> 6 weeks) \> 10 cm2 * Patient age \>18 for the 3 French centres * Patient participation in a follow-up program for treatment of their wound \> 1 month * Availability of patient information and written informed consent from them or their legal representative

Exclusion criteria

* Patients unable to submit to medical follow-up in the trial due to geographical constraints etc * Patients deprived of freedom or under guardianship

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical examination	1 month
characterisation of biofilm by fluorescence microscopy and confocal	1 month

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026