Can a vacuum bandage heal foot wounds faster?
NCT ID NCT07398534
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a special suction bandage (PICO) to standard wound cleaning for foot ulcers and wounds that have reopened after surgery. 300 adults with non-infected wounds are randomly assigned to either the suction device or usual care. The main goal is to see if the suction bandage leads to wound closure within 42 days without needing another surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PICO 7 negative pressure wound therapy system
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a faster, non-surgical way to close foot ulcers and surgical wounds, reducing the need for additional operations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with no blinding, so results may be less reliable. The therapy may not speed healing enough to justify its cost and inconvenience.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Balgrist University Hospital
Zurich, 8008, Switzerland
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