EASH Dressing on Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects over 18 years, willing and able to provide written informed consent.
• Subjects who have an ankle to brachial pressure index (ABPI) of 0.8 or greater
• Subjects who have a venous leg ulcer (i.e. CEAP classification of C6 1), with duration less than 24 months and size ranging between 5 cm2-40 cm2.
• Subjects' leg ulcers will meet at least 3 of the 5 following clinical signs of infection: pain between two dressing changes, peri-ulcer skin erythema/inflammation, oedema, malodour (foul odour), and heavy exudate.
• Subjects who agree to wear compression therapy daily in combination with the trial dressing.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with a history of skin sensitivity to any of the components of the study product.
• Subjects who have had current local or systemic antibiotics in the week prior to inclusion with the exception of wounds that are considered to be clinically infected at baseline.
• Subjects whose leg ulcers are malignant, or who have had recent deep venous thrombosis or venous surgery within the last 3 months.
• Subjects who have progressive neoplastic lesion treated by radiotherapy or chemotherapy, or on-going treatment with immunosuppressive agents
• Subjects exhibiting any other medical condition which, according to the Investigator, justifies the subject's exclusion from the study
• Subjects who have participated in a clinical study within the past month.