Can a nerve drug help wounds heal faster?

NCT ID NCT06333171

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This Phase 2 trial tests whether 4-aminopyridine, a drug already used for other conditions, can speed up healing of skin wounds. Researchers will give the drug or a placebo to 150 healthy adults and measure how quickly small biopsy wounds close. The goal is to see if this safe, existing drug could one day help people with chronic or acute wounds.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

4-aminopyridine (also known as 4AP or dalfampridine)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a new way to help chronic wounds heal faster.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 2 trial in healthy volunteers, not patients with chronic wounds. The results may not apply to real-world wound healing, and the effect may be small or absent.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • University of Arizona

    RECRUITING

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

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