New burn dressing could speed healing and reduce itching
NCT ID NCT07568600
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early study is testing a new dressing made from sodium hyaluronate and carbomer hydrogel for first and shallow second-degree burns. The goal is to see if it helps the burn heal completely within 50 days and reduces itching. The study will involve 30 adults with burn wounds of a certain size.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sodium hyaluronate carbomer composite hydrogel dressing
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new, effective dressing to help burn wounds heal faster and with less itching.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (30 people) testing a dressing in a lab setting. It may not work as well in real-world use or for larger burns.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: Partial or full thickness burns requiring split thickness skin grafts Target burn wound size between 10 cm² and 1000 cm² Age ≥ 18 years Ability to read, write, and speak German Provision of voluntary informed consent to participate in the study, following a full explanation of the nature and purpose of the study, by signing the informed consent form approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) prior to all evaluations Informed consent will be obtained from the patient or from a legal representative if the patient is not able or competent to consent; in such cases, informed consent will also be obtained from the patient when he/she regains competence Women of childbearing potential must test negative on a standard urine pregnancy test and must agree to practice appropriate contraceptive methods for the duration of the study (e.g., oral contraceptive, intrauterine device \[IUD\], intramuscular contraceptive, abstinence) Exclusion Criteria: Target wound has exposed hyaline cartilage Connective tissue disorder Previous skin graft failure at target wound site Total burn surface area ≥ 70% Infected target wound Immunosuppression therapy Chronic hemodialysis Steroid use Diabetes (Type I) Allergy or sensitivity to any of the ingredients in Prontosan® Wound Gel X Allergy or sensitivity to chlorhexidine Pregnancy Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
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