New imaging device aims to improve wound measurement
NCT ID NCT06682923
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special camera called the MolecuLight DX that uses fluorescence to measure the size of skin wounds. 34 adults with various types of wounds (like diabetic foot ulcers) took part. The goal was to see if the device measures wound area more accurately than a standard ruler. The study is now complete.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MolecuLight DX Imaging Device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help doctors measure wounds more accurately, leading to better wound care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 34 people. It only tested measurement accuracy, not whether it improves healing or outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults 22 years and older with surface wounds
- Ages
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22 years and older
- 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: * Willing to consent * Willing to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * Male or female, aged over 22 years old * Presented with diabetic foot ulcers, venous, arterial and pressure ulcers * Wound size is greater than 0.5 cm2 * The wound has well-defined wound borders Exclusion Criteria: * Circumferential wound * Wound without clearly defined wound borders * Wound located in a difficult to reach/measure location * Any contra-indication to routine wound care and/or monitoring * Wounds with a length greater than 18.5cm or a width greater than 13.5cm. * Tunneled or undermined wounds
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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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Judy Dan Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine & Advance Wound Care
North York, Ontario, M2R 1N5, Canada
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The Mayer Institute
Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 2R3, Canada
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