Doubleblinded RCT of the Omnilux on Lower Extremity Surgical Wounds Left to Heal by Second Intention

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Wound

In brief

The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the light-emitting diode (LED) in promoting healing of the wound on lower leg as a result of surgery. Wounds on the lower leg heal more slowly than wounds on the head and neck; they can also remain deep red for six months to one year. Doctors usually allow a lower leg surgical wound to heal by itself, without stitches or other additional treatment. This is because leg wounds do not hold stitches well and stitches could cause other problems. A major drawback of allowing a surgical wound on the lower leg to heal by itself is the long healing time that can often take months. The investigators wish to evaluate if the LED light treatment of the surgical wound will improve the healing of your wound. In order to test if leg wounds heal faster after treatment with LED, half of the patients in the study will receive the LED (Group 2) and half will not receive treatment with LED but will receive a "sham light" treatment (Group 1). Essentially, a sham light treatment refers to regular light (not LED) exposure for 20 minutes. The sham light comes from the same device as the treatment light (Omnilux machine) however, this light has no anticipated effects on wound healing and is used simply to reduce the amount of bias that sometimes complicates the results of these studies. There is no added risk or benefit for the patients in the control group exposed to the sham light. Both groups will receive the standard care of wounds on the lower extremity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02383056

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

14

Starts

2012-12-01

Expected to finish

2017-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Surgical defect on the lower extremity left to heal by secondary intention.
• If women of child bearing potential, contraceptive measures should be used
• Maximum size of wound is 5cm x5cm; there is no minimum size for the wound.

You may not qualify if…

• History of porphyria photosensitive eruptions, diabetes mellitus, history of venous insufficiency, known history of peripheral arterial disease (ABI <0.8)
• Use of any ointments or creams containing photosensitizers (coumarins or porphyrins) should be discontinued for 2 weeks prior
• Use of systemic or local retinoids for the past 6 months.
• Current pregnancy or breastfeeding
• History of metastatic cancer.

Where it is running

• University of Miami Hospital and Clinics/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center — Miami, Florida, United States

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