# Efficacy of Laser Debridement on Pain and Bacterial Load in Chronic Wounds

> **NCT03182582** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Stanford University** · enrollment: 22 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Wound Open
- Chronic Venous Hypertension (Idiopathic) With Ulcer
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Erbium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Er:YAG) Laser Debridement
- **PROCEDURE:** Scalpel/Curette Debridement

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03182582
- **Lead sponsor:** Stanford University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-01-05
- **Primary completion:** 2017-03-17
- **Final completion:** 2017-03-17
- **Target enrollment:** 22 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03182582

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03182582, "Efficacy of Laser Debridement on Pain and Bacterial Load in Chronic Wounds". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03182582. Licensed CC0.

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