Chlorine Dioxide Versus Saline for Wound Irrigation

April 21, 2011 updated by: Rhode Island Hospital

Wound Irrigation: Comparison of Normal Saline With Chlorous Acid Chlorine Dioxide Solution

This research is being done because the investigators are trying to examine the safety and effectiveness of this wound cleaning liquid, CACD (chlorine dioxide). The investigators are trying to see if this liquid has the ability to decrease infection rates and decrease the scarring effects from the healing process. In animal studies, CACD has been shown to decrease scar formation and decrease the risk of wound infections. CACD is also used for the treatment of burns to decrease infection rates and improve wound healing. CACD is not FDA approved for this specific use, but it is FDA and USDA approved for reducing bacterial contamination on meat and food products for human consumption. In addition, an investigational drug (IND) application has been submitted to the FDA for this study. The FDA has approved the use of this solution for this study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

201

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • Rhode Island Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-100 years old
  • simple laceration requiring irrigation & sutures
  • patient has method of contact
  • patient is willing to return to ED in 3-4 mths

Exclusion Criteria:

  • immunocompromised
  • consult required for repair
  • diabetic
  • require antibiotics

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: chlorine dioxide
2 arms
one time wash with 50ppm CD solution
Active Comparator: saline
one time wash with 50-100cc of normal saline
one time wash with 50-100 cc normal saline

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
cosmesis
Time Frame: 72 hrs post-ED visit
Cosmesis will be assessed by taking pictures of the wound at presentation, upon receiving sutures, 48-72 hrs later, and 3-4 mths later. At 3-4 mths the patient will rate how well they think the wound healed, via a visual analog scale. At that time, two blinded ER physicians will do this as well. They will also designate a wound evaulation score, based on criteria that will be provided to them. Two blinded plastic surgeons will assess all photographs, visual analog scores. and wound evaluation scores, and provide their own visual analog scale assessment of how well each wound healed.
72 hrs post-ED visit

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 11, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

April 25, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 25, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2011

Last Verified

April 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0334-03

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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