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Clinical Study of Biocellulose Wound Dressing Containing Silk Sericin and PHMB for STSG Donor Sites

Clinical Efficacy of the Novel Biocellulose Wound Dressing Containing Silk Sericin and Polyhexamethylene Biguanide for Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02643680
Enrollment
32
Registered
2015-12-31
Start date
2015-11-30
Completion date
2017-11-30
Last updated
2016-11-03

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

Conditions

Disorder of Skin Donor Site, Wound

Keywords

Biocellulose, Silk sericin, Polyhexamethylene biguanide, Split thickness skin graft donor site

Brief summary

1. The wound healing time of STSG donor sites which are treated with the novel biocellulose wound dressing containing silk sericin and PHMB should be less or equal to Bactigras®. 2. The wound quality of STSG donor sites which are treated with the novel biocellulose wound dressing containing silk sericin and PHMB should be less or equal to Bactigras®. 3. The amounts of STSG donor site infection which are treated with the novel biocellulose wound dressing containing silk sericin and PHMB should not be more than Bactigras®. 4. The pain level of STSG donor sites which are treated with the novel biocellulose wound dressing containing silk sericin and PHMB should be less or equal to Bactigras®. 5. Adverse events which are occurred from the novel biocellulose wound dressing containing silk sericin and PHMB treatment for STSG donor sites and Bactigras® will be reported, if they occur.

Detailed description

The goals of STSG donor site treatment are to accelerate wound healing, prevent infection, reduce pain, and maintain an optimal environment healing promotion. Biocellulose is an ultrafine fiber structure that can hold a large amount of water and has a cooling effect that decreases pain without causing an allergic reaction or irritation.Silk sericin (SS) can activate the growth of fibroblast cells which promote collagen type I production and accelerated wound healing without toxicity . Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) is a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent with high efficacy and low toxicity. Therefore, the combination of silk sericin and PHMB in biocellulose dressings would benefit STSG donor site wound treatment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical efficacy of this dressing for STSG donor site wound treatment compared with Bactigras® (chlorhexidine acetate 0.5% in white soft paraffin), which is the standard dressing for this type of wound at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, by monitoring the time required for complete re-epithelization, wound quality, the rate of infection, pain, and the adverse events from December 2015 to November 2016. Thirty two subjects (more than 18 years) with STSG donor site at thigh will be recruited in this study. Block randomization will be used for separation half of eligible wound to cover with novel biocellulose wound dressing containing silk sericin and PHMB or Bactigras®. Wound healing time is the day that the dressing detaches by itself with no exudate and air contacted pain. Wound quality at 1,3,and 6 months will be measured in terms of erythema level, melanin level, transepidermal water loss by using Cutometer® and scar quality (vancouver scar scale). Sign of infection, pain (VAS score), hepatic and renal function will also be collected.

Interventions

DEVICEThe novel biocellulose wound dressing

The novel biocellulose dressing will used as a primary dressing at one half of the donor site. Then,the wound will be covered with 2 layers of gauze (secondary dressing) and 1 layer of bandage.The primary dressing will be unchanged until the wound healing (the day that the dressing detaches by itself with no exudate and air contacted pain) except signs of infection. The secondary dressing will be changed when excessive fluid appears.

DEVICEBactigras

Bactigras will used as a primary dressing at another one half of the donor site. Then,the wound will be covered with 2 layers of gauze (secondary dressing) and 1 layer of bandage.The primary dressing will be unchanged until the wound healing (the day that the dressing detaches by itself with no exudate and air contacted pain) except signs of infection. The secondary dressing will be changed when excessive fluid appears.

Sponsors

Chulalongkorn University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who have STSG donor site wounds on the thigh * Age more than 18 years old * Signed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* Systemic infection * Known allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to silk sericin , PHMB, or chlorhexidine acetate * Known skin diseases * Known immunocompromised diseases * Known mental defect or schizophrenia * Pregnancy or lactation * Not follow all procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Healing time6 monthsThe day that the dressing detaches by itself with no exudate and air contacted pain

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Transepidermal water loss of wound1 yearTransepidermal water loss by using Cutometer® with tewameter mode (Courage+Khazaka electronic GmbH, Germany) at healing day, 1, 3,and 6 months after healing
Wound scar formation1 yearVancouver scar scale at healing day, 1, 3,and 6 months after healing
Signs of infection1 yearSigns of infection: swelling, redness, bad odor, purulent discharge everyday
Erythema and melanin level of wound1 yearErythema and melanin level by using Cutometer® with mexameter mode (Courage+Khazaka electronic GmbH, Germany) at healing day, 1, 3,and 6 months after healing
Pain score6 monthsVisual analogue scale
Adverse events1 year
Swab test of infection wound1 yearSwab evaluation when signs of infection observes

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Primary ContactPornanong Aramwit, Ph.D
aramwit@gmail.com+66899217255

Outcome results

None listed

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