New tool aims to spot wound healing hurdles early

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria * Male or female participants between 2 to 85 years of age (both inclusive). * Willing and able to provide written informed consent or assent (as applicable) as evidenced by signature on the participant's consent/assent form. In case if the child is providing assent, a caregiver or LAR must sign an informed consent. * A chronic HG wound which can be: * a VLU unhealed for a minimum of 6 weeks, but no longer than 24 weeks * an unhealed surgical wound that has been unhealed for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 24 weeks * a device entering the skin (eg, gastrostomy, suprapubic catheter, tracheostomy etc) that exhibits HG. * A degree of HG that is estimated to be raised at least 2 mm above the natural skin level, or above the base of the wound and an area of HG extending at least 10 mm in its longest length. * For VLU and surgical wounds, the wound should not have been healed by at least 25% area or length. * Have good general health as defined by: * medically fit enough to complete the study assessments * free of any other systemic condition that in the opinion of the Study Investigator may have an impact on the safety of the participant. * Be willing and able to attend all scheduled clinical assessments, (adults or caregiver) * able to communicate well with the Study Investigator and willing and able to comply with the expectations of the study. * This includes gastrostomy; suprapubic catheters, tracheostomy, other tube/catheter skin entry or exit sites, abdominal surgical wound, pilonidal sinus surgical site, split-skin donor site, plastic surgery sites, healing burn sites, peri-anal surgical wounds, gastrointestinal stoma, other. Exclusion Criteria * Unable to provide informed consent or assent * Unable to complete the scheduled study treatments and assessments * Have been previously recruited into this study * Participants who are \< 2 years or \>85 years of age