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This data will then be compared to the enzyme activity as determined by the levels analyzed in the chronic wound fluid.'}, {'measure': 'Levels of Healing Biomarkers in Chronic Wound Fluid', 'timeFrame': '6 weeks', 'description': 'The levels of the potential biomarker of healing GMCSF in the chronic wound fluid will be measured using samples of the chronic wound fluid collected at the first two visits each week.'}]}, 'oversightModule': {'isUsExport': True, 'oversightHasDmc': True, 'isFdaRegulatedDrug': True, 'isFdaRegulatedDevice': True}, 'conditionsModule': {'keywords': ['Venous Leg Ulcer', 'Diabetic Foot Ulcer', 'Wound Healing', 'Growth Factor', 'Protease Inhibitor'], 'conditions': ['Venous Ulcer', 'Foot Ulcer, Diabetic']}, 'referencesModule': {'references': [{'pmid': '29703712', 'type': 'DERIVED', 'citation': 'Stacey M. Combined Topical Growth Factor and Protease Inhibitor in Chronic Wound Healing: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 Apr 27;7(4):e97. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8327.'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'Leg and foot ulcers due to venous disease or diabetes are chronic wounds that can take 6 or more months to heal. Growth factors have been used to try and improve this healing, however, many such studies have failed, and that is thought to be due enzymes in the wound that degrade the growth factors and prevent them from working. This is a proof of concept study that will evaluate the treatment of chronic leg ulcers with topically applied growth factors that are combined with a therapy to prevent their inactivation in the wound.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '85 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Men and women aged ≥18 years\n* Ulcer size 1-64 cm²\n* Ulcer extends through both the epidermis and dermis, with no exposed tendon or bone\n* Ulcer duration \\>3 months\n* Ulcer located between and including the knee and ankle\n* For venous leg ulcers - Venous refilling time \\<25s on photoplethysmography or abnormal venous insufficiency Duplex scan\n* For diabetic foot ulcers - confirmed type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus with a haemoglobin A1C \\< 12%\n* Wounds have not been treated with Promogran in the previous 4 weeks\n* Patients able to give informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Ankle-brachial index \\<0.8\n* Ulcer with local or systemic signs of infection\n* Patients who have been previously treated with Becaplermin gel\n* Receiving corticosteroids or immune suppressants\n* History of autoimmune disease\n* Uncontrolled diabetes (baseline haemoglobin A1C \\> 12%)\n* Severe rheumatoid arthritis\n* Uncontrolled congestive heart failure\n* Malnutrition (albumin \\<2.5g/dL)\n* Unable to adhere to the protocol\n* Known sensitivities to the wound dressings used in the trial\n* A history of any previous malignancy\n* pregnant or lactating women'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT02845466', 'briefTitle': 'Study of Combined Topical Growth Factor and Protease Inhibitor in Chronic Wound Healing', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'McMaster University'}, 'officialTitle': 'Proof of Concept Study of Combined Topical Growth Factor and Protease Inhibitor in Chronic Wound Healing', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'Lower Limb Ulcer Topical Ther'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'Becaplermin/Promagran Dressing', 'description': 'Topical Becaplermin with a protease inhibitor wound dressing.', 'interventionNames': ['Biological: Becaplermin', 'Device: Promagran Dressing']}, {'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Becaplermin/Placebo Dressing', 'description': 'Topical Becaplermin with a placebo wound dressing.', 'interventionNames': ['Biological: Becaplermin', 'Device: Placebo Dressing']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Becaplermin', 'type': 'BIOLOGICAL', 'otherNames': ['Regranex'], 'description': '0.25 cm of 100 µg/g Becaplermin gel topically per 1cm² of ulcer area applied 3 times per week for 6 weeks.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Becaplermin/Placebo Dressing', 'Becaplermin/Promagran Dressing']}, {'name': 'Promagran Dressing', 'type': 'DEVICE', 'description': '44% oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC), 55% collagen and 1% silver-ORC wound dressing applied 3 times per week for 4 weeks.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Becaplermin/Promagran Dressing']}, {'name': 'Placebo Dressing', 'type': 'DEVICE', 'otherNames': ['Aquacel'], 'description': 'Inactive wound dressing.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Becaplermin/Placebo Dressing']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': 'L8L 2X2', 'city': 'Hamilton', 'state': 'Ontario', 'country': 'Canada', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Steve Phillips, MSc', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'phills3@mcmaster.ca', 'phone': '905-521-2100', 'phoneExt': '44167'}], 'facility': 'Hamilton General Hospital', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 43.25011, 'lon': -79.84963}}], 'centralContacts': [{'name': 'Steve Phillips, MSc', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'phills3@mcmaster.ca', 'phone': '905-521-2100', 'phoneExt': '44167'}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Michael Stacey, MBBS, Doctor of Surgery', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'McMaster University'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'NO'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'McMaster University', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)', 'class': 'OTHER_GOV'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'SPONSOR'}}}}