Clinical Investigation to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Dressing CONNETTIVINA HI TECH in the Management of Superficial Cutaneous Lesions

A Prospective, Open, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Dressing CONNETTIVINA HI TECH in the Management of Superficial Cutaneous Lesions

This is an open, single arm, prospective clinical investigation to evaluate the performance of CONNETTIVINA HI TECH, in terms of safety and efficacy in the management of superficial cutaneous lesions. The study will be conducted in one center, in Italy and will enroll 50 subjects . Subjects will be followed until confirmation of complete wound closure, and for a maximum of 26 days, with a follow up of 4 days after re-epithelization will be confirmed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed written informed consent.
• Male or female ≥ 18 and ≤ 85 years
• Having a superficial cutaneous lesion of different etiology, with the following characteristics:

Wound bed appearance of grade ≥15 of WBS (Wound Bed Score: Falanga 2006) Absence of clinical signs or symptoms of local infection (as defined by CDC/NHSN) Size: between 5 and 32 cm2 that can be covered by a dressing of 4x8cm

• In case of multiple lesions per patient, only one lesion will be considered for the treatment (the better choice for self-evaluation of lesion by patient)
• Patient able to maintain a Patient's Diary during the study
• Patient able to read and understand the language and content of the study material, understand the requirements for follow-up visits, is willing to provide information at the scheduled evaluations and is willing and able to comply with the study requirements
• Ensured compliance of subjects for the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who not sign the informed consent form
2. Patients with non-superficial wounds exposing bones, tendon or muscle bundles.
3. Patients with WBS score under or equal to 14 ("severe exudate amount", or "moderate exudate amount" and "moderate per-wound dermatitis" or "moderate callous peri-wound")
4. Presence of signs of infection as defined by CDC/NHMS
5. History of connective tissue disease, e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome or mixed connective tissue disease
6. Uncontrolled congestive heart failure
7. Active malignant disease
8. Active sickle cell disease
9. Patients who are immunocompromised for reasons such as therapy with corticosteroids, chemotherapy, antiangiogenic or immunosuppressive agents, or due to immunodeficiency syndromes
10. Known allergy to any of the devices' constituents
11. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or who have not reached menopause and are not abstinent or practicing an acceptable means of birth control as determined by the Investigator for the duration of the study