Active clinical trials for "Foot Ulcer"

The primary objective of this study is to compare the rate of healing as well as percent of wounds healed in Type II diabetic patients with chronic foot ulcerations receiving sitagliptin versus placebo. The hypothesis for this study is that subjects receiving daily doses of sitagliptin in combination with their regular antihyperglycemic medications will result in increased healing rates as well as a greater number of healed wounds as compared to subjects receiving placebo and their regular antihyperglycemic medications.

The Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and Blood Components for Wound Healing feasibility study is a clinical trial approved by Health Canada to study the safety of extracellular matrix (ECM) and autologous blood products in wound healing.

The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of PriMatrix Moist Wound Therapy (MWT) with Standard of Care MWT for the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers in subjects with diabetes mellitus and without significantly compromised arterial circulation.

The purpose of the study is to determine if DSC127 is effective in increasing incidence of complete wound closure at 10 weeks confirmed at a visit 2 weeks later when compared to the vehicle (gel without active ingredient) in subjects with diabetes mellitus (DM) who have chronic Wagner Grade 1 or 2 plantar neuropathic foot ulcers, 0.75 - 6 cm2 in size.

The purpose of this study is to determine if AutoloGel platelet rich plasma used on non healing diabetic foot ulcers Wagner gd. 1 and 2 is more effective then the usual and customary care

This is a clinical research study of an experimental topical drug for the treatment of chronic, neuropathic, diabetic foot ulcers. The purpose of the study is to determine the safety of the experimental drug when applied to large, diabetic foot ulcers. The study will also determine if the experimental drug can safely promote healing of diabetic foot ulcers better than standard treatments currently available to doctors. Patients participating in the study may receive an active drug (MRE0094) or inactive drug (placebo). What treatment a patient will receive is determined by chance (like drawing a number from a hat). All patients will receive additional care for diabetic foot ulcers during the study. Participation in the study can be up to 4½ months.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of Dermal-LSR plus Standard of Care (SOC) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU)in comparison to the treatment to SOC alone.

Some people with diabetes get foot ulcers that do not heal. These ulcers can get infected and cause other medical problems. Five patients with these foot ulcers volunteered to participate in the first part of this study (C9T12015, NCT02657876). They are called Cohort 1 in this registration. Cohort 1 received one application (piece) of an experimental skin tissue to make sure it was safe. This study will extend the safety test of the experimental skin tissue. It will find out if it is safe to use more than once to cover non-healing ulcers. This extension will include two more groups, Cohort 2 and Cohort 3. Cohort 2 may get up to 5 applications. Cohort 3 may get up to 10 applications. The number of applications will depend on how well the wound is healing. Participants will be in the study up to one year.

Diabetes-induced peripheral neuropathy can lead to the development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which can have a devastating effect on patients' lives and can lead to life threatening infection, amputations, and even death. Conventional treatment of DFUs are time consuming, burdensome, costly, and often do not treat the root cause of the problem. Even with proper care, ulcers can take a significantly longer time to heal in diabetic patients due to the altered physiology which does not allow for the proper nutrients and healing factors to mobilize to the site of injury, leaving these ulcers with a poor chance of healing and at high risk for infection and possible amputation. Supplemental immunonutrition therapy may offer a viable, low cost, rapidly scalable, and widely available approach to enhance the body's ability to heal itself. This prospective, randomized pilot study will evaluate the effect of a 6-week daily oral course of a specific combination of immunonutrients, L-Arginine, Omega-3 fatty acids, and Vitamin C, on wound healing in diabetic patients with chronic lower extremity ulcers compared to traditional standard of care. The deliverables of this clinical project will serve to advance a cost-effective added strategy to address a significant unmet clinical need in treatment for the diabetic patient population. Study outcomes will lay the foundation for a multi-site clinical trial to establish the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of this strategy across the health care system.

Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is a common complication with a 25% lifetime risk in patients with diabetes. While most of these ulcers can be treated successfully on an outpatient basis, some will persist and become infected. Nearly one fifth of patients with lower-extremity diabetic ulcers will require amputation of the affected limb, resulting in staggering costs for both the patient and the healthcare system. Therapies that promote rapid and complete healing and reduce the need for expensive surgical procedures impact these costs substantially. The standard of care for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers is the removable cast walker (RCW). RCW use has demonstrated plantar pressure reduction yet is typically perceived as having compliance issues due to its removable nature. In addressing this limitation, a modified version of the RCW has been developed by wrapping it in a layer of cohesive or plaster bandage. This technique has been termed the "instant" total contact cast (iTCC) derived from the seldom-used, gold standard treatment, the total contact cast (TCC). While ease of application and potential clinical equivalence are clear benefits, the iTCC carries disadvantages on account of its irremovability. For example, frequent dressing changes impractical, yet may be necessary for complex wound care. The goal of this research is to continue inquiry and innovation in this most basic aspect of care, whilst addressing the limitations of past research and failures in this domain. The investigators propose examining the capability of the SurroSense Rx® smart insole and smartwatch system (Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc., Calgary AB) in managing and monitoring adherence to plantar pressure offloading through alert-based feedback. The insoles are embedded with pressure sensors, which wirelessly communicate with a smartwatch that provides feedback on modifying activity or pressure profile over time. This smartwatch transmits audio, visual, and tactile notifications when excessive pressure-time thresholds under plantar regions of interest have been met. This feedback allows patients to be educated on their plantar pressure, and engages them and their caregivers to manage adherence to offloading. The investigators also propose comparing the healing rates of active neuropathic ulcers using RCWs coupled with the SurroSense Rx® smart insole system to assess whether adjunctive use of the two interventions improves the efficiency of neuropathic ulcer treatment.