New portable device could speed leg wound healing after skin cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07032701
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a small, portable device called SNaP that uses gentle suction to help surgical wounds on the lower legs heal faster after Mohs surgery for skin cancer. About 60 adults aged 19-79 with lower leg wounds will either use the SNaP device or receive standard wound care. The main goal is to see if the device shortens healing time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SNaP Wound Care System (disposable negative pressure wound therapy device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a faster, more convenient way to heal surgical wounds on the lower legs after skin cancer removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may not speed healing compared to 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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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19 to 79 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: * Aged 19 to 79 years * Presenting with a lower limb wound following Mohs surgery for non-melanoma skin cancer, designated to heal by secondary intention * Wound size less than 13 cm x 13 cm * Patient capable of changing the SNAP-therapy system at home Exclusion Criteria: * History of diabetes mellitus * History of venous insufficiency * History peripheral arterial disease * Chronic steroid use (defined as great than 6 weeks) within the last one year * History of HIV * History of chemotherapy use within the last one year * History of smoking exceeding 10 pack-years or current smoker * History of stroke * History of deep venous thrombosis * Active infection * Allergy to adhesives * Wounds with visible bone, tendon, ligament, nerve
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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