Clinical trials: Chronic Cutaneous Ulcer
Sickle Cell Leg Ulcer
Test of the Safety, Effectiveness, & Acceptability of An Improvised Dressing for Sickle Cell Leg Ulcers in the Tropics
One in 300 Jamaicans have HbSS sickle cell disease, and of these, up to 70% will suffer from sickle cell leg ulcers (SCLUs). Of these, 24% will have a chronic SCLU (one lasting longer than 6 months).
- Trial name
- SCLUJamaica (NCT04479618)
- Testing
- Usual Practice, Improvised dressing, Advanced dressing
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Benskin, Linda, PhD, RN, SRN (Ghana), CWCN, CWS, DAPWCA