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To find the usefullness of Desferroxamine in healing of chronic wounds

A randomized clinical trial on management of wounds having biofilm using a desferrioxamine local application

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
SLCTR
Registry ID
SLCTR/2011/004
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2011-03-22
Start date
2011-05-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Non healing chronic wounds

Interventions

i. Clinicians and participants will be double blinded ii. Total 100 participants equally divided into 5 groups, each groups to have 10 control and 10 study participants iii. 5 doubling dilution desf

Sponsors

Dr Terrence Rohan Chinniah
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria Patients who have chronic wound of more than 3 months duration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria i. Patients who do not give consent to take part and those who are not in a physical or mental state to give a valid informed consent ii. Patients below age 18 years iii. Patients who will be discharged without an in-ward care for the wound iv. Patients who get admitted for amputation which is the definitive mode of treatment for their wounds. Elimination criteria If any patient meets following criteria he/she will be eliminated from the study v. Patients who decide to withdraw their consent vi. Patients who will be discharged without a proper treatment for wound vii. Patients who leave against medical advice viii. Patients deceased during the hospital stay ix. Patients who will undergo amputation as the ultimate mode of treatment x. Patients who get allergies for the drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Resolution of non healing chronic wounds [On day one, day 7 and day 14]

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Identification of number and type of species by colony count [On day one, day 7 and day 14]

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr Terrence Rohan Chinniah

Consultant Microbiologist / Senior Lecturer

trctrc1964@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026