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Status unknownNCT03540004Updated Mar 6, 2020

Evaluation of MolecuLight i:X as an Adjunctive Fluorescence Imaging Tool to Clinical Signs and Symptoms for the Identification of Bacteria-containing Wounds

An observational study in Wound, sponsored by MolecuLight Inc.. Status unknown at 14 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-03-06.

Sponsored by MolecuLight Inc. · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2020), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
367
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a non-randomized evaluation for which 160 adult patients will be imaged at outpatient wound care clinics who present with a wound of unknown infection diagnostic status and are receiving standard treatment. The MolecuLight i:X Imaging Device will be used as an adjunctive tool in the assessment of the wound and may be used to guide the targeted sampling of a wound (using a conventional punch biopsy method).

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Conditions studied

  • Wound

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In context

Wounds and Injuries

2,217 studies on the registry are indexed under Wounds and Injuries; 441 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 367 is above the median of 169 across 690 observational studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

MolecuLight Inc. is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Male and female subjects presenting at an advanced outpatient wound care clinic with wound(s) (e.g. DFU, VLU, PU, SSI)

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female subjects presenting at an advanced outpatient wound care clinic with wound(s) (e.g. DFU, VLU, PU, SSI)
  • 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment with an drug within 1 month before study enrolment
  • Subjects with recent (\<30 days) of target wound
  • Subjects with wounds that cannot be completely imaged by study device due to anatomic location
  • Inability to consent
  • Any to routine wound care and/or monitoring
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Investigational drug or device

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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Biopsy and archival tissue

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
367 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Interventions

  • DeviceMolecuLight i:X Imaging Device

    The i:X Imaging Device uses built-in light-emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting 405 nm violet excitation light to illuminate the wound during fluorescence imaging in (FL-Mode). The light excites biological components of the wound and surrounding tissues. Non-biological components may also fluoresce although their presence in wounds is less common, provided the wound has been cleaned following standard care protocols. The resulting wound fluorescence wavelengths emitted are typically between 420 - 700 nm in the visible wavelength spectrum. In FL-mode, a customized fluorescence emission filter, which is mechanically placed in front of the built in imaging sensor and allows real-time capture of wound, limits the visualization of fluorescence to wavelengths between 500-545 nm, which typically appears green in color, and 600-665 nm, which typically appears red in color.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Diagnostic accuracy of identifying wounds with moderate/heavy bacterial load as measured by sensitivity and specificity.

    Superiority in sensitivity of clinical signs and symptoms (CSS) and fluorescence imaging using MolecuLight i:X (CSS + i:X) vs. CSS alone to identify wounds with moderate/heavy bacterial load Non-Inferiority of specificity of CSS and fluorescence imaging using MolecuLight i:X (CSS + i:X) vs. CSS alone with region of indifference of 10% to identify wounds with moderate/heavy bacterial load

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Estimation of sensitivity and specificity of MolecuLight i:X alone

    Time frame: 1.5 years

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Study locations

14 sites
  • New Hope Podiatry Group
    Los Angeles, California 90063, United States
  • Royal Research Group
    Pembroke Pines, Florida 33027, United States
  • Saint Mary's Center for Wound Healing
    Athens, Georgia 30306, United States
  • The Wound Treatment Center at Opelousas General Health System
    Opelousas, Louisiana 70570, United States
  • Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio 44103, United States
  • The Heal Clinic
    Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136, United States
  • Foot and Ankle Center
    Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, United States
  • Saint Vincent Health Center
    Erie, Pennsylvania 16544, United States
  • The Foot and Ankle Wellness Center of Western Pennsylvania
    Ford City, Pennsylvania 16226, United States
  • Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
    Kittanning, Pennsylvania 16201, United States
  • Serena Group Research Institute
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, United States
  • Martin Foot and Ankle
    York, Pennsylvania 17402, United States
  • El Campo Memorial Hospital
    El Campo, Texas 77437, United States
  • Texas Gulf Coast Medical Group
    Houston, Texas 77036, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Serena TE, Gould L, Ousey K, Kirsner RS. Reliance on Clinical Signs and Symptoms Assessment Leads to Misuse of Antimicrobials: Post hoc Analysis of 350 Chronic Wounds. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2022 Dec;11(12):639-649. doi: 10.1089/wound.2021.0146. Epub 2021 Dec 3. PubMed 34714159 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from May 2018 to primary completion in Apr 2019, 10 months.

Of 47 industry-sponsored observational studies under Wounds and Injuries, half reached primary completion within 26 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 63. This study's 10 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 312 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 60.

Wounds and Injuries covers many different conditions, not one, so the studies compared here vary widely. Read these figures as a rough guide.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 16, 2018
First posted
May 30, 2018
StartActual
May 23, 2018
Primary completionActual
Apr 9, 2019
CompletionEst.
Dec 30, 2020
Last update
Mar 6, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 6, 2020, 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
NCT03540004
Lead sponsor
MolecuLight Inc.
Collaborators
SerenaGroup, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 30, 2018
Start date
May 23, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 9, 2019
Completion
Dec 30, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 6, 2020

Study contacts

Tomas E Serena, MD
principal investigator · Serena Group Research Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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