New digital assistant aims to improve chronic wound care
NCT ID NCT07275385
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a computer program called ACE that helps nurses decide which products to use for treating chronic wounds. Researchers compared outcomes when nurses used ACE versus their usual approach in 73 patients across 18 clinics. The goal was to see if the tool improves healing and saves money.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Advanced Cutaneous Evaluator (ACE) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help nurses make better wound care decisions, potentially improving healing and reducing costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on feasibility and usability, not a large trial proving effectiveness. Results may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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73 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthcare professionals responsible for selecting products for the local treatment of chronic, curable wounds in adult patients. * Patients with chronic wounds, aged 18 to 100 years. * Patients with wounds healing by secondary intention, aged 18 to 100 years. * Patients and/or professionals who have signed the informed consent form for the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Minors * Wounds of patients with acute surgical wounds, aged between 18 and 100 years. * Images containing features that allow patient identification, such as tattoos and/or moles, or where part of the face is visible. * Wounds corresponding to third-degree burns, tumor wounds, ischemic ulcers, pyoderma gangrenosum, and ulcers with osteomyelitis without systemic antibiotic treatment. * Patients and professionals who declined to participate after reading the report Informed Consent Form. Exclusion criteria: • During the study, exclusion criteria include wounds lost to follow-up before completing 4 weeks of treatment, except for those that complete follow-up due to wound healing and discharge. Additionally, healthcare professionals and patients who withdraw their consent and wish to leave the study will be excluded.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra
Pontevedra, 36071, Spain
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