Can your mindset help heal a leg ulcer? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT01673412
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study followed 104 people with venous leg ulcers to see which factors were linked to complete healing after 24 weeks. Researchers looked at medical history, wound size, and also psychological and social factors like mood and self-esteem. The goal was to find better ways to predict healing and improve care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict which leg ulcers will heal, allowing for more personalized treatment plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only identifies possible factors linked to healing, not causes. Results may not apply to all patients.
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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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104 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2003
- Finished
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Dec 2008
- 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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50 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: * ambulatory or hospitalized patients * patients over 50 years old * one or more venous leg ulcer, lasting for 1 month or more * wound area more than 1 cm2 * clinical findings consistent with established venous disease (skin hyperpigmentation, varicose veins, lipodermatosclerosis), confirmed by venous Doppler duplex ultrasonography performed during the preceding 6 months * absence of significant arterial insufficiency assessed by clinical findings (intermittent claudication or resting pain, necrotic or distal foot wound) and by an ankle brachial index (ABI) ≥0.8 * ability to give informed consent * ability to be followed for 24 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * ongoing systemic diseases known to be associated with pyoderma gangrenosum or necrotizing vasculitis * corticosteroid, cytotoxic or immunosuppressant drug use during the preceding 3 months * hypertensive leg ulcer * foot ulcer * ABI \< 0.8
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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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CHRU Dupuytren - Dermatologie
Limoges, 87042, France
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CHU Bichat - Service de Dermatologie
Paris, 75018, France
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CHU Bocage - Dermatologie
Dijon, 21034, France
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CHU Clémenceau - Dermatologie
Caen, 14033, France
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CHU Michallon - Dermatologie
Grenoble, 38043, France
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CHU Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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CHU Robert Debré
Reims, 51092, France
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CHU Trousseau - Dermatologie
Tours, 37044, France
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CHU de Brest - Dermatologie
Brest, 29609, France
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Cabinet de Dermatologie 1,rue dembarrère
Tarbes, 65000, France
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Cabinet de Dermatologie 43, rue Jean Lecanuet
Rouen, 76000, France
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Centre Hospitalier - Service de Médecine Interne
Lens, 62307, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy Saint Germain
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 78100, France
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Centre Hospitalier Laennec - Dermatologie
Quimper, 29107, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Valence - Dermatologie
Valence, 26000, France
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Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire d'Amiens - Dermatologie
Amiens, 80000, France
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Hôpital Beauregard
Thionville, 57100, France
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Hôpital Broussais - Rééducation Vasculaire
Paris, 75674, France
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Hôpital C. Foix - Service de Gérontologie
Ivry, 94205, France
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Hôpital Charles NICOLLE - Service de Dermatologie
Rouen, 76031, France
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Hôpital Claude Huriez - Clinique Dermatologique
Lille, 59037, France
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Hôpital Fournier
Nancy, 54000, France
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Hôpital Robert Boulin - Dermatologie
Libourne, 33500, France
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Hôpital Rothschild - Consultation de Dermatologie
Paris, 75012, France
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Hôpital SAint Charles - Dermatologie
Montpellier, 34295, France
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Hôpital Saint Jacques - Dermatologie 1
Besançon, 25030, France
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Hôpital Saint Louis - Service de Dermatologie
Paris, 75475, France
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Hôpital Saint Philibert - Dermatologie
Lomme, 59462, France
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Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul - Médecine interne et Gériatrie I
Amiens, 80000, France
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Hôpital Sainte Marguerite - Dermatologie
Marseille, 13009, France
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Hôpital Victor Dupouy - Dermatologie
Argenteuil, 95100, France
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Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Desgenettes
Lyon, 69998, France
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Hôpital du Haut Levêque - Dermatologie
Pessac, 33604, France
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Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar - Service de Dermatologie
Colmar, 68024, France
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Le Royal Parc - Dermatologie
Saint-Brieuc, 22000, France
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