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Not yet recruitingNCT07899814Updated Oct 28, 2026

Utilizing RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System for Wound Management in Adults With Acute and Chronic Wounds

An interventional study of RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy in Wounds and Injuries, sponsored by Smith & Nephew, Inc.. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-28.

Sponsored by Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Oct 28, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the functional performance of the RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System for wound management in adults with acute and chronic wounds. The main question is for clinicians to assess whether this device is completely unsuitable, neutral, or completely suitable for wound management using negative pressure wound therapy with instillation. Participants will have up to 3 dressings applied over their wound with saline administered via negative pressure for up to 9 days and participate in ongoing checkups by the study team.

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is widely used for the management of acute and chronic wounds and has demonstrated clinical utility through controlled removal of wound exudate, reduction of edema, and promotion of granulation tissue formation. An extension of this approach, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with instillation (NPWTi), combines NPWT with the controlled delivery of saline to the wound bed. NPWTi is increasingly used for complex wounds where enhanced wound bed cleansing, management of non-viable tissue, and control of local bioburden are desired as part of wound management.

The RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System consists of the RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy Kit, RENASYS◊-F Foam Dressing Kit with Soft Port, RENASYS◊ TOUCH NPWT Pump, and RENASYS◊ TOUCH 800 mL Canister and is designed to deliver continuous or intermittent saline instillation to the wound bed while maintaining negative pressure therapy for the management of wound fluids and exudate. The system may also utilize dwell time as a separate therapy mode, in which saline is intermittently delivered to the wound, allowed to stay on the wound for a specified period, and then removed during negative pressure therapy.

This post-market clinical investigation has been designed to generate functional performance and operational data under conditions representative of routine inpatient clinical use for acute and chronic wounds. The study will also collect information related to device deficiencies and safety events to further characterize the post-market performance profile of the system. Results from the study may help inform future clinical research and support ongoing assessment of the device's performance and usability in clinical practice.

Participants will have the dressings and negative pressure system applied over the indicated wound and participate in either continuous, intermittent, or dwell therapy modes per clinical judgment. Study participation will last up to 9 days and may include up to 3 separate dressing changes. Additional assessments include wound photography, review of the health and status of the skin around the wound, bacterial growth within the wound, and satisfaction surveys for clinicians and the participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Wounds and Injuries

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Keywords

  • Negative pressure wound therapy
  • Wound instillation therapy
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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 planned enrollment of 25 is below the median of 70 across 1,424 interventional studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Smith & Nephew, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 134 studies on the registry; 11 are open to participants now.

Of its 11 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 10 (91%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients must provide their own written
  • Patient is at least 18 years old at time of consent
  • Patient is or will be admitted as an in-patient, able to attend all required study visits and willing to undergo NPWTi treatment
  • Patient must be able to follow instructions and in the opinion of the Investigator deemed capable of completing protocol requirements
  • Patient has a target wound that meets all the following:

    • Is acute (e.g. traumatic, partial thickness burns), sub-acute (e.g. surgical dehisced), or chronic (e.g. pressure or diabetic ulcer)
    • Is an open wound with surface area 45-350 cm² and includes at least one planar dimension (length or width) ≥10 cm
    • In the opinion of the Investigator, would be suitable for/could benefit from NPWTi treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient with target wound to use of the product under investigation, ancillary products or their components per the RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System IFU
  • Patient with target wound(s):

    • Highly exuding
    • Located in anatomical areas where maintaining a seal is problematic with tunnels or undermining that would prevent NPWT application
    • Severe, unmanageable peri-wound compromise
    • Uncontrolled clinically unstable localized infection
    • Contains non-sutured hemostatic agents (e.g., bone wax, absorbable gelatin sponge, spray wound sealant) that may be disrupted by NPWTi
    • Requires drain device
    • Containing surgical flaps or skin grafts
    • Uncontrolled bleeding where hemostasis has not been achieved
  • Patient with a medical or physical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would preclude participation in the study, including but not limited to:

    • Systemic infection or sepsis
    • Receiving (including systemic at doses greater than 10 mg of prednisone per day or equivalent) or cytotoxic chemotherapy or is taking medications that will interfere with wound healing (e.g., biologics).
    • Concomitant therapy local to the target wound that would interfere or conflict with NPWTi (e.g., compression, continuous enzymatic debriders)
    • Require hyperbaric or high-pressure environment
  • Patient with a known allergy or to the product under investigation, ancillary products or their components
  • Patient has participated in this trial previously and/or were withdrawn
  • Patient is participating in the treatment period of another interventional clinical trial within thirty (30) days of , or during the study
  • Patient has skin features (e.g., tattoos, skin color, pre-existing scarring) which in the opinion of the Investigator could impact the study assessment or risk identification of the patient in study documentation/wound photography
  • Patient meets the definition of vulnerable persons per ISO14155 section 3.56[1]
  • Patient with a known history of poor compliance with medical treatment that in the opinion of the Investigator would preclude full participation in the trial
  • Patient is of (WOCBP) [2] who at the time of screening/treatment meets any of the following:

    • Pregnant as determined by a positive pregnancy test (serum or urine)
    • Breastfeeding or lactating
    • Planning to become pregnant during study participation

      • [1] ISO 14155:2026 Section 3.56 states: Vulnerable subject - individuals who are unable to fully understand all aspects of the clinical investigation that are relevant to the decision to participate, or who can be manipulated or unduly influenced as a result of a compromised position, expectation of benefits or fear of retaliatory response determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes.
      • [2] Women of Childbearing Potential (WOCBP) are defined as individuals with a uterus who have reached menarche and are not (defined as ≥12 consecutive months of amenorrhea without an alternative medical cause) and who have not undergone permanent surgical sterilisation (e.g., hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy).
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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

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Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
25 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System

    RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System as treatment for acute and chronic wounds

    Device: RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy

Interventions

  • DeviceRENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy

    Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with saline instillation and/or dwell

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Functional Performance of the RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System in an acute care setting

    Functional performance is defined by a clinician-assessed questionnaire with a 1-10 numeric rating scale (completely unsuitable \[1\]; neutral \[5\]; completely suitable \[10\]) of the RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System that is collected at end of treatment after final dressing removal. A higher rating score indicates a better performance outcome for the device.

    Time frame: Day 9

Secondary outcomes

  1. Application time of the RENASYS◊ DYNAFLOW Instillation Therapy System in an acute care setting

    Instillation application time is measured in minutes and seconds from completion of RENASYS◊ foam and transparent film application through to completion of instillation system priming (when saline is visibly present within the foam dressing). A shorter application time indicates better device performance.

    Time frame: During dressing application

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

1 registry update 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

Start is estimated for Oct 2026; primary completion for Mar 2027, 4 months later.

Of 53 industry-sponsored interventional studies with no phase under Wounds and Injuries, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 40. This study's planned 4 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 599 studies reached it within 24 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 48.

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

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Registered
Oct 21, 2026
First posted
Oct 28, 2026
StartEst.
Oct 30, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Mar 5, 2027
CompletionEst.
May 10, 2027
Last update
Oct 28, 2026
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.
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Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Oct 28, 2026
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  1. Oct 28, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07899814
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 28, 2026
Start date
Oct 30, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 5, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 10, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 28, 2026

Study contacts

Jay Dobson
Contact
Jay.Dobson@smith-nephew.com
+1 206-495-7058
Michael Howarth
Contact
Michael.Howarth@smith-nephew.com
Gayle Blevins
study chair · Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Oversight

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