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TerminatedNCT02782689COMPULCEUpdated Apr 26, 2018

Clinical Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of a New Compression System in the Management of Venous Leg Ulcers

An interventional study of Kit Biflex and Profore in Venous Leg Ulcer, sponsored by Thuasne. Terminated at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 95 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-04-26.

Sponsored by Thuasne · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
difficulties in enrolling patients
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
92
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 95 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of the 2-layer compression system Kit Biflex® with regard of the 4-layer compression system PROFORE® in the treatment of venous leg ulcers in terms of complete healing at 16 weeks.

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This trial is a multicentre, randomized, comparative, open label clinical study conducted in vascular medicine centres in France, with 2 parallel groups of 100 patients each. The study will be conducted in patients suffering from venous leg ulcer (stage C6 of the CEAP classification for chronic venous disorders).

The patients will be randomised at the inclusion: they will receive with either Kit Biflex® or the reference device (Profore®) for maximum 16 weeks (or until full healing).

Investigator assessments are planned every 4 weeks +/- 3 days, for 16 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Venous Leg Ulcer
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In context

Varicose Ulcer

378 studies on the registry are indexed under Varicose Ulcer; 80 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 92 is above the median of 64 across 325 interventional studies indexed under Varicose Ulcer.

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Lead sponsor

Thuasne is the lead sponsor of 20 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 95 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Inpatients or outpatients.
  • Agreeing to wear a multilayer compression system throughout the study period.
  • Presenting with an active venous leg ulcer: Duration between 1-24 months (whether a new ulcer or a recurrent ulcer); Surface area between 2-50 cm2; Venous, superficial or post-thrombotic ulcer confirmed by Doppler ultrasonography (dated within six months).
  • With ankle circumference between 18-25 cm to allow the laying of the compression system.
  • Able to follow the study instructions.
  • Having read the information sheet and dated and signed the informed consent form.
  • Covered by a health insurance system.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Scheduled surgery for the ulcer during the 16 weeks following inclusion.
  • Clinical superinfected ulcer not controlled oral antibiotics.
  • Malignant ulcer.
  • Ulcer surface totally covered with dry fibrinous tissue or covered with black necrotic plaque on over 10% of its surface.
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis within the last 3 months.
  • Corticosteroids treatment (equivalent to more than 10 mg per day of prednisolone) ongoing or planned during the study.
  • Radiotherapy, chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy ongoing or planned during the study.
  • Erysipelas and lymphangitis.
  • Lower extremity arterial disease or microangiopathy (Ankle Brachial Pressure Index \<0.8 or> 1.3).
  • Uncontrolled non-insulin dependent diabetes (HbA1c> 8%).
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes.
  • Confined to bed.
  • With any uncontrolled severe and progressive disease.
  • With a known or suspected hypersensitivity to any of the components of the study devices.
  • Who had participated in a previous clinical study within the past 3 months.
  • Pregnant women.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
92 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Kit Biflex

    The Kit Biflex® will be applied according to manufacturer recommendations for 16 weeks or until full healing.

    Device: Kit Biflex

  • Active comparator
    Profore

    The compression system Profore will be applied according to manufacturer recommendations for 16 weeks or until full healing.

    Device: Profore

Interventions

  • DeviceKit Biflex

    Two-layer reusable compression system

  • DeviceProfore

    Four-layer compression system

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients with complete wound closure (100% re-epithelialisation) over the treatment period

    Time frame: 16 weeks

  2. Nature and frequency of adverse events

    Time frame: 16 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Thuasne
    Levallois Perret, 92307, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 26, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02782689
Lead sponsor
Thuasne
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 25, 2016
Start date
Jun 2014
Primary completion
Dec 2016
Completion
Mar 2017
Last update
Apr 26, 2018

Study contacts

Jean-Luc GILLET, MD
principal investigator

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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