(CR-071) Clinical Evaluation of an Innovative, Non-bordered Foam Dressing in the Management of Exuding Chronic Wounds

Hadar Lev-Tov, MD MAS – Dr Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery – University of Miami; Thomas Serena, MD FACS – Medical Director, SerenaGroup

Introduction:

A crucial element in efficient chronic wound management is the selection of dressings with appropriate exudate management qualities. Data from clinically relevant laboratory testing and well-designed clinical studies should be utilised during the dressing selection process in order to reach balanced conclusions. A clinical study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of an innovative, dimpled, non-bordered foam dressing with soft silicone wound contact layer*  when used on exuding chronic wounds by monitoring progression to healing.

Methods:

The study was designed as a prospective, open, non-comparative, multi-centre, clinical investigation. Moderately to highly exuding chronic wounds of patients had the innovative non-bordered foam dressing applied as part of the wound management regime, and healing-related parameters were assessed over a period of up to six weeks.

Results:

A total of 68 subjects were included in the full analysis (34 venous leg ulcers and 34 diabetes-related foot ulcers). The use of the innovative non-bordered foam dressing coincided with substantial wound progression, reductions in size and exudate levels, and increases in patient quality of life (QoL) scores. Nine of the patients had wounds that completely healed over the course of the investigation.

Discussion:

Results from this clinical study demonstrated the ability of the innovative dressing to effectively manage exudate in moderately to highly exuding wounds of long duration and of various clinical origin, resulting in favourable patient outcomes.