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INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 316-323Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00886.x
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Antiseptic agent; Chronic venous leg ulcer; Octenidine dihydrochloride; Phenoxyethanol; Tissue tolerability
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effect of octenidine dihydrochloride/phenoxyethanol (OHP) found in vitro by conducting a randomized, double-blind controlled clinical study focusing on its safe and effective use in chronic venous leg ulcers. In total, 126 male and female patients were treated with either OHP (n = 60) or Ringer solution (n = 66). The treatment lasted over a period of maximum 12 weeks. For the assessment of the wound-healing process, clinical outcome parameters were employed, that is, time span until 100% epithelization, wound status and the wound surface area were analysed. Side effects were recorded during the study period. The median time to complete ulcer healing was comparable between the OHP and Ringer solution groups (92 versus 87 days; P = 0.952), without being influenced by wound size or duration of the target ulcer (P-values: 0.947/0.978). In patients treated with OHP, fewer adverse events (AEs) were observed compared with the Ringer group (17% versus 29% of patients reported 20 versus 38 AEs). OHP is well suitable for the treatment of chronic wounds without cytotoxic effects. Furthermore, OHP does not impair the wound healing in chronic venous ulcers.
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