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CompletedNCT04794621EDT BioFilmUpdated Oct 3, 2023

Electroceutical Dressing Technology (EDT) Against Wound Microbial Biofilm Infection

An interventional study of Electroceutical Dressing Technology-EDThi and Adding EDTlo (Procellera®) for 3 weeks after use of EDThi in Wound Heal, sponsored by Indiana University. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-03.

Sponsored by Indiana University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jul 2023, 3 years 3 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
112
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

There are currently limited treatments available that show anti-biofilm efficacy for wound infection management Biofilms account for over 80% of infections and approximately 65% of nosocomial infections caused by microorganisms in the developed world involve biofilms. There clearly is a need for cost effective, highly stable, easily obtained biofilm targeted strategies for treatment of chronic wound biofilm infections.

The information generated from this project has the potential of providing considerable benefits to wound care by determining the efficacy of EDT dressing in managing wound biofilm infection and efficacy in wound healing and closure. Such knowledge could help therapeutic strategies and could provide information for future clinical studies to further understanding -of EDT wound dressings.

Read the detailed description

This is a randomized open-label clinical study to test the efficacy of the treatment protocol using an optimized EDThi \& EDTlo sequential approach in infected or high risk of infection burn/trauma/surgery chronic wounds against biofilm infection. This trial will determine the efficacy of EDT dressing against wound biofilm infection. subjects will be randomized to one of the two groups: 1) standard of care (SoC) only and 2) SoC + EDT dressing treatment. In group 2, in addition to SoC, the patients will apply the EDThi dressing (PED-10) on the wound(s) for the first 3 weeks following enrollment followed by Procellera® for additional 3 weeks. The use of dressings will be discontinued anytime if complete wound closure is achieved.

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Conditions studied

  • Wound Heal

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Keywords

  • surgical wounds
  • infected wounds
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In context

Wounds and Injuries

5,056 studies on the registry are indexed under Wounds and Injuries; 861 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 112 is above the median of 52 across 3,239 interventional studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Indiana University is the lead sponsor of 958 studies on the registry; 200 are open to participants now.

Of its 142 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 112 (79%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Ages 18 years and older
  2. subjects willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. patients with infected chronic trauma or surgical wounds
  4. wound(s) must be able to be covered by the EDT dressing
  5. All patients, with wounds below the knee, must have wound tissue oxygenation adequate to support wound healing per provider discretion, this may be defined by one or more of the following perfusion values within 6 months on enrollment: peri-wound transcutaneous oxygen measurements ≥ 25 mmHg (TCOM),Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) >0.7, or a Toe pressure (TP) > 40 mmHg, If none of these tests were performed during standard of care, then a trained study team member may obtain a TCOM measurement after the patient has consented and before they are enrolled. If there are multiple perfusion values that conflict, then a physician will review and determine if they are eligible for enrollment. If a patient has had a recent re-vascularization, the patient may be enrolled once adequate perfusion has been verified.
  6. Subjects must be able to read and understand English.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Individuals who are deemed unable to understand the procedures, risks and benefits of the study, ie. Informed consent will be excluded
  2. Pregnant women
  3. Prisoners
  4. Wound tissue not available for analysis
  5. Patient with known sensitivity or allergic reaction to zinc or silver
  6. Current active diagnosis of Osteomyelitis at the target wound site, that is untreated, based on clinical diagnosis per EMR.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
112 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Standard of Care Only

    This will be group 1

  • Experimental
    SOC and PED-10 +Procellera

    In group 2, in addition to SoC, the patients will apply the EDThi dressing (PED-10) on the wound(s) for the first 3 weeks following enrollment followed by Procellera® or EDTlo for additional 3 weeks. The use of dressings will be discontinued anytime if complete wound closure is achieved.

    Device: Electroceutical Dressing Technology-EDThi · Device: Adding EDTlo (Procellera®) for 3 weeks after use of EDThi

Interventions

  • DeviceElectroceutical Dressing Technology-EDThi

    Use of EDThi for 3 weeks post enrollment

    Also known as: Standard Of Care

  • DeviceAdding EDTlo (Procellera®) for 3 weeks after use of EDThi

    Use of EDTlo (Procellera®) for additional 3 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Response to the use of EDT treatment in prevention of wound biofilm infection

    Impact of EDT treatment in prevention of incidence of wound biofilm infection

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. rate of wound closure 6 weeks post-treatment as compared to baseline

    rate of wound closure 6 weeks post-treatment as compared to baseline

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. wound microbiome in SoC and SoC+ EDT treatment.

    presence of microbiome in standard of care with and w/o treatment

    Time frame: 3 weeks

  3. Percent of patients with response to EDT treatment on week 6 as compared to SoC only group

    Percent of patients showing treatment response on week 6 comparing SOC group to ntervention group

    Time frame: 6 weeks

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Eskenazi Health
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46228, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Informed consent form · Jan 27, 2023

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 3, 2023, 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
NCT04794621
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Collaborators
United States Department of Defense, Naval Medical Research Center
Responsible party
Dr. Sashwati Roy (Professor of Surgery, Indiana University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 12, 2021
Start date
Jun 3, 2021
Primary completion
Jul 7, 2023
Completion
Jul 7, 2023
Last update
Oct 3, 2023

Study contacts

Sashwati Roy, PhD
principal investigator · Indiana University

Oversight

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