Zooming in on wound care: can a microscope improve healing?
NCT ID NCT07323615
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two ways of cleaning chronic skin wounds: using a surgical microscope versus just the naked eye. About 98 adults with wounds from diabetes, pressure, or injury will be randomly assigned to one method. Researchers will measure wound healing, pain, and drainage over one week to see if the microscope offers any advantage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical microscope
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that using a microscope for wound cleaning leads to faster healing and less pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 98 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The microscope may not make a meaningful difference over standard care.
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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 98 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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Jan 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 99 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. Adult patients aged ≥18 years 2. Patients with chronic skin wounds requiring surgical debridement due to causes such as trauma, diabetes, venous ulcers, or pressure injuries 3. Patients whose systemic underlying medical conditions permit surgical tolerance 4. Patients who agree to participate in the clinical study and provide signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of severe systemic immune diseases 2. Known allergy to any component of the Vacuum Sealing Drainage (VSD) dressing 3. Wounds with uncontrollable active major hemorrhage 4. Visible bone fragments or internal fixation materials within the wound 5. Pregnancy or lactation 6. Inability to cooperate with or complete follow-up
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