Can a dissolvable dressing get burn patients to skin grafts faster?
NCT ID NCT06503406
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares a new biodegradable wound dressing, SupraSDRM®, to standard care for full-thickness wounds—such as severe burns, surgical wounds, or traumatic injuries—that are not ready for immediate skin grafting. The goal is to see if SupraSDRM® helps wounds heal faster and become suitable for grafting sooner. Adults aged 18 to 85 with wounds at least 5 cm² are eligible. The study will measure the time to grafting, infection rates, and scar development.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SupraSDRM® Biodegradable Matrix Wound Dressing
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a faster-healing alternative to standard dressings, potentially reducing the time patients wait for skin grafts and improving recovery from burns or surgical wounds.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply broadly. There is also a risk of infection or poor healing, which the study will monitor.
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Study facts
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- 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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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 85 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: * Patient age ≥18 years and ≤85 years * Full-thickness traumatic injury, surgical wound, or excised full-thickness burn (e.g., friction, contact, flame, scalding etiology), where immediate grafting is not deemed suitable by the treating surgeon * Wound size ≥ 5cm2 not immediately suitable for graft application * Subject or legally authorized representative is able and willing to sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Study wound may not include areas of the face, and neck and genitalia. * Wound with metal hardware exposure * Pressure sores * Wounds with residual malignancy * Wound infection at the time of planned wound dressing application * Wound that is a part of an active treatment arm of an interventional study (within 90 days of Screening Visit) * Pregnancy/lactation * Subjects who are unable to follow the protocol or who are likely to be non-compliant * Subjects with uncontrolled diabetes (defined by Hgb A1C \>10) * Subjects who are receiving systemic steroids or immune suppressive treatment * Subject with a known allergy to polylactide, polycaprolactone, polyvinyl alcohol, trimethylene carbonate or resorbable suture materials. * Prisoners
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
RECRUITINGFort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234, United States
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