Methods: Twenty-four patients [11 males and 13 females; mean (SD) age:
67.8 (22.3) years] with chronic wounds (14 diabetic or venous ulcers; 10
pressure ulcers or chronic surgical wounds) were randomised to receive
either a wound-specific supplement (n = 12) or standard supplement
(n = 12) for 4 weeks, with ongoing best wound and nutrition care for an
additional 4 weeks. At baseline, and at 4 and 8 weeks, the rate of woundhealing,
nutritional status, protein and energy intake, quality of life and
product satisfaction were measured. Linear mixed effects modelling with
random intercepts and slopes were fitted to determine whether the woundspecific
nutritional supplement had any effect.