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Healthpoint Initiates Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate Effectiveness of Collagenase SANTYL(R) Ointment on Wound Healing

Date:8/26/2008

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthpoint today announced that it has initiated a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a widely prescribed enzymatic debriding agent on healing cutaneous wounds and resulting scars. The pilot study was prompted, in part, by clinical reports of the reduced incidence of hypertrophic scars and beneficial healing properties associated with Collagenase SANTYL(R) Ointment.(1,2)

"Given the findings from the peer-reviewed literature, as well as anecdotal reports Healthpoint has received from clinicians, we determined that formal scientific exploration was an appropriate course of action to more fully characterize the therapeutic properties of collagenase," commented Bert Slade, MD, FAAAAI, Chief Medical Officer at Healthpoint. "We hope the findings from this pilot study will inform future research as part of our ongoing collagenase development program."

Collagenase SANTYL(R) Ointment is a selective enzymatic debriding agent that contains 250 collagenase units per gram of white petrolatum USP. It is indicated for debriding chronic dermal ulcers (e.g., pressure ulcers, vascular ulcers, and diabetic ulcers) and severely burned areas. The enzyme collagenase is derived from the fermentation by Clostridium histolyticum and possesses the ability to liquefy collagen in necrotic tissue. Collagenase SANTYL(R) Ointment is now the most widely used brand of enzymatic debrider in the United States.*

The study is double-blind, site randomized and placebo controlled involving 30 healthy adult volunteers between the ages of 18 and 50. Site randomized means that each subject receives both active (Collagenase SANTYL(R) Ointment) and placebo (white petrolatum ointment) with one test article applied to each of two dermatome-induced skin wounds according to the randomization scheme. The study objectives are to compare the rate of complete wound closure within 21 days, and quality of resulting scar at 3, 6, and 9
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