Chronic Skin Ulcer, Epidermolysis Bullosa
Conditions
Keywords
Epidermolysis Bullosa, Amniotic membrane
Brief summary
To evaluate the effect of human amniotic membrane as a weekly dressing on chronic wounds in Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) patients.
Detailed description
Dried human amniotic membrane dressing were obtained from National center for radiation research and technology, Egypt (NCRRT), under commercial name REGE pro.
Interventions
REGE pro is a dressing of dried human amniotic membrane sterilized by gamma radiation
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1- Patients diagnosed as EB wounds must be chronic
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients Must stop other line of treatment 2. Exclude patients have: 1. Autoimmune diseases 2. Diabetes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lesion area | 6 weeks | The lesion area from the first treatment is greater than 2 cm\^2 (grade 3, according to CTCAE v4.0), to the complete healing (= 0 cm\^2). |
| Clinical progression sings | 6 weeks | * After the first application time: White transperent color of granulation tissue appeared. * After the second application time: color dense of granulation tissue increased and covered all over the wound. * After the third application time: granulation tissue thickness increased and appeared as a complete homogenous layer. * After the fourth application time: depending on lesion depth and size, granulation tissue turned to be pink to red color. * After the fifth and sexth application time: Skin layers development appeared. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient complain (upon the weekly questionnaire) | 6 weeks | The quality of life is scored 0 (minimum) -100 (maximum), the pain reduction is scored 0-100 (as previous) from the first visit till 6 weeks. |
Countries
Egypt