Combination Wound Care for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen byRita Pichardo, MD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Phase 2

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

No Placebo Group

Prior Safety Data

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?This trial uses a combination of sheep stomach material, special wound covering, and adhesive to help heal wounds in patients with Hidradenitis suppurativa. These patients have chronic, painful wounds that are hard to manage. The treatment helps by providing a structure for new skin, preventing infections, and keeping the wound covered.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for adults over 18 with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) who have non-healing wounds or draining abscesses/nodules. It's not open to those under 18 or without an HS diagnosis.

Inclusion Criteria

I have hidradenitis suppurativa with wounds or abscesses that won't heal.

I am over 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

I am under 18 years old.

I have not been diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).

Participant Groups

The study is testing the effectiveness of a wound care regimen using methylene blue, gentian violet, and ovine forestomach dressings on healing HS-related wounds.

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

methylene blue, gentian violet, and ovine forestomach wound dressings to HS lesions