Evaluation a novel vitronectin:growth factor complex for treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/513877

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Chronic leg ulcers in the elderly are an important problem, diminshing quality of life and costing at least A$1 billion per year. New treatments are urgently required. This study will test a new topical growth factor therapy designed to have greatly improved activity in wounds.The project is a collaboration between scientists and doctors at the Queensland Univeristy of Technology and the University of Western Australia. Many wound types may ultimately benefit from this treatment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $854,975.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Surgery

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

chronic leg or foot ulcers | clinical trial | growth factor therapy | skin | tissue regeneration | venous leg ulcers | wound healing | wound reepithelialisation | wound repair

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