Silver dressing proves safe for tough wounds in new study
NCT ID NCT05690685
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at a silver alginate wound dressing (Silvercel) in 56 adults with chronic or acute wounds that were infected or at high risk. Over 6 weeks, doctors checked wound healing and any side effects. The goal was to confirm the dressing is safe and works as intended.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Silver alginate wound dressing (Silvercel)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this confirms the dressing is safe and effective for managing wounds with infection risk or heavy drainage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed post-market study with only 56 participants, so results may not apply to all wound types or 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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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jul 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.
- Ages
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18 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: 1. Males or females, age 18 years or above. (Females must not be pregnant and if of reproductive age should provide a negative pregnancy test at screening). 2. Patients who are able to understand and give informed consent to take part in the study. 3. Have one or more of the following: Pressure ulcer or Donor site wounds that are infected, or are at high risk of infection (in the opinion of the Investigator), that are moderate to heavy levels of exudate. 4. Pressure ulcers that are moderate to high exudate, typically Category 3 and 4. 5. Only one primary wound may be treated per patient for the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are known to be non-compliant with medical treatment, 2. Patients who are known to be sensitive to any of the device components 3. Subject is pregnant or actively breastfeeding; 4. Subject has a known sensitivity to Silver; 5. Life expectancy of \<6 months; 6. Subject has any significant or unstable medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with his/her ability to participate in the study; 7. Subject is currently enrolled in another clinical study, or has completed a clinical study less than 30 days prior to enrolment.
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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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Queen Victoria Hospital
East Grinstead, United Kingdom
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Royal United Hospital Bath
Bath, United Kingdom
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