Actively Recruiting
Healing Electroceutical Dressing for the Recovery of Open Wounds (HERO)
Led by Chandan Sen · Updated on 2026-03-06
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
76 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
C
Chandan Sen
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Colorado, Denver
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether the wireless electroceutical dressing (WED) called PowerHeal™ Bioelectric Bandage, improves care of infected wounds by clearing the infection and helping the wound heal better. The main hypotheses it aims to answer are: 1. WED promotes wound closure, as determined by wound area measurement 2. WED manages wound infection in civilian and military wounds in Ukraine, as determined by clinical assessment of wound infection by measuring the numbers and types of relevant microbes. Researchers will compare to see if PowerHeal™ Bioelectric Bandage the dressing used in the SOC group Participants will get their dressings changed per the protocol, wound image and swab will be taken.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Healing Electroceutical Dressing for the Recovery of Open Wounds (HERO)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Female and male participants 18-105 years of age
- Hospital admission or boarding in emergency at participating sites in Ukraine
- At least one infected traumatic wound between 20-40 cm2
- Wound infection indicated by two or more signs such as worsening pain, redness, warmth, swelling, drainage, delayed healing, discoloration, granulation, odor, necrosis, or pustules
- Participant or legal representative provides written informed consent
- Participant agrees to follow study procedures
You will not qualify if you...
- Allergy to silver or zinc
- Pregnant or nursing women
- Women of childbearing potential without a negative pregnancy test or who refused testing
- Sponsor or CRO staff involved in the study and their family members
- More than 60 days from the initial traumatic injury
- Known prisoner status
- Expected hospital discharge within 24 hours
- Medical condition likely to cause death within 14 days
- Life expectancy less than 48 hours
- Receiving comfort care only
- Unable or unwilling to participate in study procedures
- Investigator deems participation not in patient's best interest
- Allergies to parabens and acrylates should avoid enrollment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ivano-Frankivsk Central Clinical Hospital
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, 76000
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Shomita S Steiner, PhD, MS
CONTACT
P
Piya Das Ghatak, PhD, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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