A pilot study of treating pressure ulcers with powdered Reconstituteable liquid Skin Substitute

Pressure ulcers are among the top five leading causes of re-hospitalization in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Unfortunately, current conventional prevention and treatment methods have neither decreased the prevalence of these ulcers nor significantly improved their outcomes. To address this difficulty, here, we will test the efficacy of our new liquid skin substitute to fill up the non-healing wounds where the skin solidified and promotes the healing process. Our plan in a pilot study is to treat 10 patients with pressure non-healing wounds and another 10 as control. Liquid skin will be applied layer by layer every 24 hours until the wound bed is filled up and dressed according to the UBC wound clinic instructions. Wounds will be monitored daily and healing outcome will be compared with that of untreated wounds for 4 weeks.
Expected Results: We believe that this new method can significantly accelerate the healing of ulcers and improves the health of people with SCI.

Faculty Supervisor:

Aziz Ghahary

Student:

Partner:

Rick Hansen Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

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