Active clinical trials for "Diabetic Foot"

This is a prospective trial designed to evaluate the use of Meso Wound Matrix (DSM Biomedical, Exton, PA) in Wagner grade 1 and 2 DFUs.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of two types of education on HbA1c level and future amputations in inpatient diabetics after initial minor foot amputation

This trial will examine the feasibility of conducting a definitive randomized clinical trial that tests whether inforatio technique will reduce time to healing of diabetic foot ulcers. Inforatio technique is a procedure where small punch biopsies are taken from the wound bed near the edge of the wound. With this technique, the investigators wish to initiate an acute inflammatory response that increases the generation of granulation tissue with subsequent healing by scar formation. Thus, the investigators hypothesize that inforatio technique will promote healing of diabetic foot ulcers. Based on clinical experience, the investigators have previously detected a reduction in time to healing as an unexpected effect when multiple punch biopsies are taken from the wound bed of diabetic foot ulcers. To the knowledge of the investigators, methods similar to the inforatio technique has not previously been studied.

A single-centered, non-randomized study with approximately 20 subjects that will be seen for up to 12 weeks, each receiving the EpiFix mesh plus standard of care. Safety and effectiveness will be monitored throughout the study.

This ia a prospective controlled longitudinal study to evaluate the effects of MatriStem® plus standard local wound care versus standard local wound care alone in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), as assessed by incidence of complete wound healing by 16 weeks and ulcer recurrence with a 2 year follow-up.

This study is designed to test the hypothesis that daily treatment of diabetic foot ulcers with an enzymatic debriding agent, SANTYL, for up to 6 weeks will result in more rapid decrease in ulcer area than diabetic foot ulcers treated with a topical treatment containing silver. After meeting study criteria, participants will be randomly assigned to apply SANTYL or a topical treatment containing silver to their to foot ulcer for up to 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks, participants will be followed for an additional 4 weeks to examine the outcome of the study treatment.

The aim of this study is to demonstrate, during a 12-week follow-up, a greater efficacy of using Sorbact® dressing technology in addition to best local cares compared to best local cares alone in the management of diabetic foot ulcers

This is a 10-week, randomized, controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the APT001 plasma and nitric oxide treatment in subjects with a diabetic foot ulcer.

A novel method (PCT n. WO 2010/007502 A2, 2010) has been developed to obtain platelet gel from umbilical cord blood (CBPG). The main advantages so far identified in CBPG as compared to platelet gel derived from adult platelets relate to the lack of microbiological contamination in the former and to a different profile of growth factors concentrations, such as a higher content of VEGF and lower content of TGF in CBPG. Recent developments have led to a procedure in which CBPG can be prepared, stored in a cryopreservation bag and applied to the skin ulcer without breaking the sterility chain. In spite of promising results on allogeneic CBPG, a randomized clinical trial of sufficient statistical power to detect significant advantages (clinical and economical) will be performed in patients affected by diabetic foot ulcers and randomly treated with CBPG versus standard local medications (SLM).This study is a multicenter (8 centers) controlled randomized clinical trial. Outcomes: (1) primary objective is to evaluate the number of closed skin ulcers within 4 weeks of treatment with CBPG vs standard local medications; (2) secondary objectives are percent skin ulcer closure area, number and type of adverse events and cost of treatment. Sample size calculation: 95 + 5 (dropout) test and 95 + 5 (dropout) control patients ensure 80% power to detect as statistically significant (p<0.05) >60% healing in test vs 40% healing in control.Each clinical centre has been invited to enrol 15 treated and 15 control patients, according to local availability in 12 months. CB units are routinely collected after mother's informed consent before and after placenta delivery in accredited public cord blood banks belonging to the Italian Cord Blood Network (ITCBN) coordinated by the Centro Nazionale Sangue (CNS). After storage and transportation at monitored room temperature, the units will be processed for the preparation of CBPG within 48 hours of collection. CBPG will be prepared according to standard procedures with a defined final platelet concentration (0.8-1.2 x 109/L). The CBPC units will be finally cryopreserved in a -80°C freezer in view of the clinical use of the CBPG, which will require thawing at 37°C in a waterbath and activation with Calcium gluconate. For SLM, each clinical center will use their validated standard procedures.

The investigators plan a randomized clinical trial of 150 patients with infected diabetes-related lower extremity wounds to compare the clinical and economic effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy with continuous irrigation and negative pressure wound therapy without irrigation.