Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Tunneling Wounds

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Treatments: Device: antibiofilm surfactant wound gel (ABWG)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04648631

20201035

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to look at the change in the microbiome (bacterial composition) of an HS tunneling wound and examine if treatment with an antibiofilm surfactant wound gel (ABWG) (a topical medication that will fight bacteria attached to the surface of those tunnels) changes the bacterial composition of the wounds.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adults 18 years old and older
2. Have diagnosis of HS confirmed by a dermatologist
3. Have at least one HS related tunneling wound that is at least 2 centimeters in length
4. Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Individuals who are not yet adults
2. Women known to be pregnant
3. Prisoners
4. Subjects, who in the opinion of the PI, cannot comply with home application of the treatment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 1 patient group

ABWG

Experimental group

Description:

The participants in this group will be receiving the ABWG daily for 4 consecutive weeks.

Treatment:

Device: antibiofilm surfactant wound gel (ABWG)