title: Controlled, randomized clinical trial of 2 hydrocolloid dressings in the management of venous insufficiency ulcers.
abstract: A prospective, randomized study was conducted to compare the performance of 2 hydrocolloid dressings, hydrocolloid A and hydrocolloid B, in the treatment of venous insufficiency ulcers. A total of 31 patients were enrolled at 2 clinical sites. Complete wound closure (100% epithelialization) was observed in 59% of the patients treated with hydrocolloid A, compared with complete wound closure in 15% of the patients in the hydrocolloid B group (P <or=.03). Investigators also rated hydrocolloid A significantly better in ease of application, adhesion, conformability, exudate absorption, barrier properties, transparency, and patient comfort (P <or=.02). Significantly fewer patients in the hydrocolloid A group required unscheduled, product-related dressing changes (P <or=.02). In this clinical study, hydrocolloid A demonstrated excellent performance characteristics and was highly effective in treating venous insufficiency ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, University of California-San Francisco, 94115, USA.
authors.forename: Markéta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Límová
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Troyer-Caudle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D003102:Colloids / Q000592:standards* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids