This prospective, randomized pilot study compares the use of a xenograft with PRP to a xenograft alone for chronic, nonhealing wounds.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Platelet rich plasma will be applied to assess rate of wound healing.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood
Edgewood, Kentucky, United States
Time to wound being deemed healed or 6 months
Assessed by time, surface area of wound, wound volume and relative surface size
Time frame: 6 months
Wound quality of life
The Wound-QoL-14 questionnaire on quality of life with chronic wounds will be used to assess changes in score prior to initial application of xenograft or xenograft/PRP to time of wound healing or 6 months, whichever comes first.
Time frame: 6 months
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