Clinical Research Directory

Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Biofilm Infection and Recurrence

This work is based on DFU patients, seeks to conduct a fully powered clinical study testing i) If DFU with a history of biofilm infection closes with deficient barrier function. ii) whether such functionally deficient wound closure, manifested as high TEWL, is associated with greater wound recurrence. The primary parent study will also address molecular mechanisms implicated in biofilm-induced loss of skin epithelial barrier integrity in DFU patients.

Wound Biofilm Detection Kit Development: Validation of Grading System With Biofilm Severity

Chronic wound is a leading health issue in current health care system. Biofilm is a notorious risk factor of unhealed wound. Although biofilm-direct wound care has been a prevalent strategy of wound care currently, diagnosis of biofilm still remained as an unmet clinical need. Several advanced diagnostic tools of biofilm had been published in recent years, however, the evidence was still insufficient. In this study, we will enroll patients with chronic wounds, collect the wound debris, quantify the biofilm and validate with the signals of advanced diagnostic tools for biofilm detection, hoping to transform the tools which could only tell us whether the biofilm is present or not, into the severity of biofilm infection. The two tested tools includes of MolecuLight i:X and wound blotting and Alcian blue biofilm detection kit.