Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Limb Preservation Platform, Inc, Fresno, CA, USA.
Int Wound J. 2018 Feb;15(1):114-122. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12843. Epub 2017 Oct 11.
A randomised, controlled, multicentre clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane (EpiFix) allograft as an adjunct to multilayer compression therapy for the treatment of non-healing full-thickness venous leg ulcers. We randomly assigned 109 subjects to receive EpiFix and multilayer compression (n = 52) or dressings and multilayer compression therapy alone (n = 57). Patients were recruited from 15 centres around the USA and were followed up for 16 weeks. The primary end point of the study was defined as time to complete ulcer healing. Participants receiving weekly application of EpiFix and compression were significantly more likely to experience complete wound healing than those receiving standard wound care and compression (60% versus 35% at 12 weeks, P = 0·0128, and 71% versus 44% at 16 weeks, P = 0·0065). A Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to compare the time-to-healing performance with or without EpiFix, showing a significantly improved time to healing using the allograft (log-rank P = 0·0110). Cox regression analysis showed that subjects treated with EpiFix had a significantly higher probability of complete healing within 12 weeks (HR: 2·26, 95% confidence interval 1·25-4·10, P = 0·01) versus without EpiFix. These results confirm the advantage of EpiFix allograft as an adjunct to multilayer compression therapy for the treatment of non-healing, full-thickness venous leg ulcers.
一项随机、对照、多中心临床试验评估了脱水人羊膜/绒毛膜(EpiFix)同种异体移植物作为辅助多层压缩治疗非愈合性全厚度静脉性腿部溃疡的疗效。我们将 109 名受试者随机分为接受 EpiFix 和多层压缩(n = 52)或单独接受敷料和多层压缩治疗(n = 57)的两组。患者来自美国的 15 个中心,随访 16 周。该研究的主要终点定义为溃疡完全愈合所需的时间。每周应用 EpiFix 和压缩的参与者比接受标准伤口护理和压缩的参与者更有可能完全愈合(12 周时为 60%对 35%,P = 0.0128,16 周时为 71%对 44%,P = 0.0065)。进行 Kaplan-Meier 分析以比较有无 EpiFix 的愈合时间表现,显示同种异体移植物的愈合时间明显改善(对数秩 P = 0.0110)。Cox 回归分析显示,在 12 周内接受 EpiFix 治疗的患者完全愈合的可能性明显更高(HR:2.26,95%置信区间 1.25-4.10,P = 0.01),而没有 EpiFix 的患者则没有。这些结果证实了 EpiFix 同种异体移植物作为辅助多层压缩治疗非愈合性全厚度静脉性腿部溃疡的优势。
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