The effect of oxandrolone on the healing of chronic pressure ulcers in persons with spinal cord injury: a randomized trial.

Background: Anabolic steroids have been reported to improve wound healing.

Objective: To determine whether oxandrolone increases the percentage of target pressure ulcers (TPUs) that heal compared with placebo and whether healed ulcers remain closed 8 weeks after treatment.

Design: Parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomized trial conducted from 1 August 2005 to 30 November 2008.