Could a simple pad replace the bandage for snake bites?
NCT ID NCT07261982
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two first aid methods for snake bites: the standard pressure bandage and a simpler pressure pad. Twenty-four healthy volunteers will receive a mock venom injection in their hand or foot, and a gamma camera will track how fast it moves through the body. The goal is to see if the pressure pad works as well as the bandage, which could simplify first aid recommendations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mock venom (technetium-99m sulfur colloid)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simpler pressure pad is as effective as the current pressure bandage, potentially changing first aid guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study in healthy volunteers, not actual snakebite victims. Results may not translate to real-world emergencies.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years old or greater * No known or clinically evident lymphatic condition (eg. lymphoedema, lymph node surgery etc) * No known cardiac failure * No known peripheral vascular disease * No known renal or hepatic impairment * No known lymphoma Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 18 years old * Pregnant * Breast feeding * Allergy to Technetium-99m sulphur colloid * Presence of any of the conditions mentioned in the inclusion criteria
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Queensland X-Ray
RECRUITINGHyde Park, Queensland, 4812, Australia
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