TY - JOUR
T1 - Once daily Bromelain-based enzymatic debridement of venous leg ulcers versus gel vehicle (placebo) and non-surgical standard of care
T2 - a three-arm multicenter, double blinded, randomized controlled study
AU - Shoham, Yaron
AU - Snyder, Robert J.
AU - Katz Levy, Yael
AU - David Zarbiv, Keren
AU - Klinger, Ety
AU - Kramer, Miri
AU - Dove, Cyaandi R.
AU - Avrahami, Ram
AU - Reyzelman, Alex
AU - Sigal, Felix
AU - Tovmassian, Gregory
AU - Shapira, Eyal
AU - Harats, Moti
AU - Perez-Clavijo, Francisco
AU - Lantis, John C.
AU - Cazzell, Shawn M.
AU - Dhillon, Yadwinder S.
AU - Cuffy, Cherison A.
AU - Egozi, Dana
AU - Vayser, Dean
AU - Singer, Adam J.
AU - Galperin, Richard C.
AU - Hanft, Jason R.
AU - Martinez, Cindy
AU - Shalom, Avshalom
AU - Toutous-Trellu, Laurence
AU - Rosenberg, Lior
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - Background: Debridement is considered the first step in treatment of chronic wounds, however, current enzymatic and autolytic debridement agents are slow or ineffective. Previous studies have shown positive initial results with EscharEx® (EX-02 formulation), a Bromelain-based enzymatic debridement agent in development for chronic wounds. The main objective of this study was to assess its efficacy in debriding venous leg ulcers (VLU), compared to gel vehicle (GV) as a placebo control and to non-surgical standard of care (NSSOC). Methods: A prospective, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial in patients with VLU from 20 medical centers and clinics in the United States, Switzerland and Israel was undertaken. Patients were treated with daily topical applications of either EX-02, GV, or NSSOC (in a 3:3:2 ratio), until reaching complete debridement or up to 8 daily treatments (within 2 weeks), and then followed-up for up to 14 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the incidence of complete debridement. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03588130) and EudraCT (number 2020-004861-38). Findings: A total of 196 patients were enrolled, and 119 randomized (between November 12th, 2019, and February 15th, 2022); 46 to the EX-02 arm, 43 to the GV arm, and 30 to the NSSOC arm. Eight patients dropped out of the study (2 in EX-02, 2 in GV, 4 in NSSOC). The incidence of complete debridement within 8 daily treatments was 63% (29/46 patients) in the EX-02 arm as compared to 30.2% (13/43 patients) in the GV arm (p = 0.004) and 13.3% (4/30 patients) in the NSSOC arm (p < 0.001). Sixty-five patients reported wound related adverse events throughout the study; 24 (52.2%), 27 (62.8%) and 14 (46.7%) patients in the EX-02, GV and NSSOC arms (p = NS). No deaths occurred during the study. Interpretation: EX-02 lead to a significantly higher incidence of complete debridement as compared to GV and NSSOC, without significant safety issues. Additional studies are needed to explore the benefits of EX-02 in VLU and other chronic wound etiologies. Funding: MediWound Ltd.
AB - Background: Debridement is considered the first step in treatment of chronic wounds, however, current enzymatic and autolytic debridement agents are slow or ineffective. Previous studies have shown positive initial results with EscharEx® (EX-02 formulation), a Bromelain-based enzymatic debridement agent in development for chronic wounds. The main objective of this study was to assess its efficacy in debriding venous leg ulcers (VLU), compared to gel vehicle (GV) as a placebo control and to non-surgical standard of care (NSSOC). Methods: A prospective, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial in patients with VLU from 20 medical centers and clinics in the United States, Switzerland and Israel was undertaken. Patients were treated with daily topical applications of either EX-02, GV, or NSSOC (in a 3:3:2 ratio), until reaching complete debridement or up to 8 daily treatments (within 2 weeks), and then followed-up for up to 14 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the incidence of complete debridement. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03588130) and EudraCT (number 2020-004861-38). Findings: A total of 196 patients were enrolled, and 119 randomized (between November 12th, 2019, and February 15th, 2022); 46 to the EX-02 arm, 43 to the GV arm, and 30 to the NSSOC arm. Eight patients dropped out of the study (2 in EX-02, 2 in GV, 4 in NSSOC). The incidence of complete debridement within 8 daily treatments was 63% (29/46 patients) in the EX-02 arm as compared to 30.2% (13/43 patients) in the GV arm (p = 0.004) and 13.3% (4/30 patients) in the NSSOC arm (p < 0.001). Sixty-five patients reported wound related adverse events throughout the study; 24 (52.2%), 27 (62.8%) and 14 (46.7%) patients in the EX-02, GV and NSSOC arms (p = NS). No deaths occurred during the study. Interpretation: EX-02 lead to a significantly higher incidence of complete debridement as compared to GV and NSSOC, without significant safety issues. Additional studies are needed to explore the benefits of EX-02 in VLU and other chronic wound etiologies. Funding: MediWound Ltd.
KW - Chronic wounds
KW - Enzymatic debridement
KW - EscharEx
KW - RCT
KW - VLU
KW - Venous leg ulcer
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199685889&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102750
DO - 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102750
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C2 - 39763591
AN - SCOPUS:85199685889
SN - 2589-5370
VL - 75
JO - EClinicalMedicine
JF - EClinicalMedicine
M1 - 102750
ER -