Active clinical trials for "Diabetic Foot"

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®) Therapy to moist wound therapy of amputation wounds of the diabetic foot. The primary objective is to determine the effect of V.A.C.® Therapy on the incidence of complete wound closure. Secondary objectives include evaluating the acceleration of wound closure, facilitation of surgical closure, incidence of foot salvage, and incidence of wound complications.

Background: Diabetic patients are frequently showed with foot ulceration as a common complication which increases to 20% in admission. Low-level laser therapy is used to control foot ulcer, but there is very limited data to compare the effects of Helium-Neon Laser therapy (HNLT) and Infrared Laser therapy (ILT) on diabetic foot ulcer. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effects of (HNLT) and (ILT) on diabetic foot ulcer. Methods: Sixty-five patients with diabetic foot ulcer (51 males and 14 females) aged 50-60years. The participants were classified randomly to two groups, Helium-Neon Laser therapy (HNLT) and Infrared Laser therapy (ILT) groups. HNLT group received medical treatment with Helium-Neon Laser therapy and ILT group received medical treatment with Infrared Laser therapy for 8 weeks. Ulcer surface area was assessed using a sheet of cellophane paper at the beginning of the study, after four weeks, and after eight weeks at the end of the study.

A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial (RCT) using a cross-over (repeated measures) design to evaluate safety and efficacy of three foam wound dressings in the local management of chronic wounds.

The aim of the study was to investigate the role of the proteolytic fraction from Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis, designated as P1G10, on healing of chronic foot ulcers in neuropathic patients diagnosed with diabetes type 2. Fifty patients were enrolled in a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial, to verify the efficacy and safety of a topical dressing containing 0.1% P1G10, versus a Hydrogel (positive control) protocol currently applied at the Health Center to treat this condition. Upon completion of the intervention, the outcome evaluated the number of patients attaining full epithelization (100%), or at least 80% healing in both arms (P1G10 versus Hydrogel). Statistical analysis compared the endpoint data on each group to assess the significance of differences.

The study evaluates the efficacy of Low-level laser therapy on ulcer healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. Half the patients are randomized to receive Low-level laser therapy and a half to recieve the placebo (LED).

This study is a prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled trial designed to collect patient outcome data on 2 commercially available SOC dressings treatments for Diabetic Foot Wounds

This is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the use of fresh hypothermically stored human amniotic membrane (Affinity; fHSAM) to determine if addition of fHSAM to standard of care (SOC) results in faster healing of Wagner grade 1 and 2 DFUs compared to SOC alone.

Diabetic and venous ulcers affect many people, and severe cases can end up in amputation and even death because of infection. In 2011, the total cost for care of diabetic foot ulcers alone, to the Canadian health care system, was $547 million. Standard clinical care for these types of wounds has improved but there is still a great need for new wound care treatments to help speed up wound healing and reduce pain. One such treatment is high intensity LED light therapy. There is a long history of light therapy showing faster wound healing, reduced pain and reduced swelling. The research we propose here is to study a new high intensity LED light made by Kerber Applied Research Inc., to see if it reduces pain and speeds up healing lower leg ulcers. This research is a partnership between Kerber Applied Research Inc and the Lethbridge Lower Limb Wound Clinic, an Alberta Health Services program in Lethbridge, Alberta.

This study will be a multicenter, prospective, open label, one-arm study intended to assess the clinical performance and safety of EX-02 in debridement of lower leg ulcers: Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) and Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU). In addition, the pharmacology effect of EX-02 will be assessed. Lower leg ulcer size between 2 cm2 and 80 cm2 (surface area).

The Investigators plan to evaluate healing in two cohorts of patients with diabetic foot wounds (n=20) that receive optimal treatment including serial wound debridement and off-loading with a boot or postop shoe and AmnioEXCEL+. In one cohort, AmnioEXCEL+ will be applied weekly at study visits and in the second cohort, AmnioEXCEL+ will be applied maximum every 2 weeks (PRN, in the case that the wound requires debridement at a visit not intended for AE+ application, the wound will be treated as SOC). In addition, the Investigators will collect data on other potential confounding factors that could affect healing such as antibiotic, anti-fungal and anti-infective medications, tobacco, comorbidities, diabetes control, infection, perfusion, and activity. Wound healing, including wound size and adverse events will be evaluated.