Rationale for and results from a randomised, double-blind trial of tetrachlorodecaoxygen anion complex in wound healing

Abstract

Local tetrachlorodecaoxygen anion complex (TCDO) had three therapeutic effects in difficult wounds, substantiated on day 14 in a multicentre double-blind randomised clinical trial on 271 inpatients with 0.9% saline as control. Wound cleansing was intensified, the formation of new tissue (granulations, epithelium) was promoted, and, irrespective of the different wound types, wound surfaces decreased more quickly, by a factor of 2.4. A novel quantity (eta) was derived as an indicator of wound healing promotion. eta NaCl (= -0.14) did not differ among different wound diagnoses. eta TCDO values were significantly better in relation to wound diagnosis, to smear (detritus), and to epithelialisation. Local TCDO was well tolerated.