Which silver dressing heals wounds faster? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07235254
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a modern silver foam dressing to a traditional dry silver dressing for chronic wound infections. Researchers will track how much the wound shrinks in two weeks and how many wounds fully heal. The goal is to find which dressing works better and costs less for patients and hospitals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Silver dressings (MepilexAg foam vs dry Ag dressing)
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could show that one type of silver dressing is better at healing infected wounds and saving money.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The difference between dressings might be small or not meaningful.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 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: 1. The patient's age ranges from 18 to 80 years old. 2. According to the IWII wound infection staging, infected wounds are classified as local infections\*. 3. The wound type is ulcer, with an ulcer area ranging from 1 to 40 cm². 4. The wound stage is in the necrosis stabilization phase, granulation growth phase, or epithelial crawling phase\*\*. 5. Voluntary participation in this study and signing the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe diseases such as acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, hepatitis, shock, and respiratory failure have not been corrected yet; 2. The blood sugar level of diabetes is out of control, with fasting blood sugar \> 15 mmol/L and glycosylated hemoglobin ≥ 10%; 3. There is active bleeding in the wound, and the conventional basic treatment plan cannot be implemented; 4. Serum albumin \< 20 g/L; hemoglobin \< 60 g/L; platelets \< 50 × 109/L; 5. Disseminated infection or systemic infection state, and antibiotics are being used or will be used for treatment; 6. Patients with advanced malignant tumors; 7. The patient is in the active stage of autoimmune diseases; 8. The patient has previously been allergic to self-adhesive soft polysilicone silver ion foam dressings (Meipikang Silver) or Anxidean Nano Silver Trauma Patch; 9. The patient cannot cooperate or has a mental disorder; 10. According to the investigator's judgment, the subject has clear reasons that affect wound healing and is not suitable for this study or cannot comply with the requirements of this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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