Use of Fish Skin Graft (FSG) to Improve Wound Healing and Expedite Discharge at a County Safety-net Hospital

Launched by THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, HOUSTON · Mar 27, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a new treatment using fish skin grafts (FSG) to help heal large surgical wounds and potentially allow patients to leave the hospital sooner. The study will involve adult patients who have a surgical wound that is at least 40 square centimeters and needs a special cleaning procedure called surgical debridement.

To participate, patients should be between 65 and 74 years old, have a wound that meets the size requirement, and be willing to follow up for up to a year after treatment. However, those with wounds that don’t need surgery, allergies to fish, or who may have trouble following up (like those living out of state or in police custody) won’t be eligible. Participants can expect close monitoring and support throughout the trial to help assess how well the fish skin graft works for their healing process.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Has wound greater than or equal to 40cm2 requiring surgical debridement
• • Agreeable to follow up period of up to 1 year
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with wounds that do not require surgical debridement.
• • Patients with a known allergy or other sensitivity to fish material
• • Patients who are deemed unlikely to follow up (e.g., patients who live out of state).
• • Patients in police custody/incarcerated.
• • Patients unable to communicate in either Spanish or English.