The Sponsor of this study, SANUWAVE, Inc., has developed an investigational device known as the dermaPACE® (Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression) device for the possible treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. This device generates acoustic (sound) pressure waves designed to act on the cells in your body to generate proteins that may lead to wound closure. The dermaPACE® device has not been approved for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers; therefore its use in this study is investigational. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of the dermaPACE® device to help diabetic foot ulcers heal more quickly. The active study device, the dermaPACE®, will be compared to an inactive look-alike device (called a "Sham") in this study. The sham device will not provide any treatment to your diabetic foot ulcer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
90
Associated Foot and Ankle Specialists
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
RECRUITINGSouthern Arizona VA Healthcare System
Tucson, Arizona, United States
RECRUITINGLong Beach VA Healthcare System
Long Beach, California, United States
RECRUITINGFoot and Ankle Clinic
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITINGAlameda County Medical Center - Highlands Campus
Oakland, California, United States
RECRUITINGLucius J. Hill DPM
San Bernardino, California, United States
RECRUITINGPaul and Margaret Brand Research Center at Barry University
Hialeah, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGThe Research Center
Hialeah, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGRiver City Clinical Research
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGSt. Paul Medical Research
Miami, Florida, United States
RECRUITING...and 9 more locations
Complete closure
Complete closure will be assessed by visual inspection by the principal or sub-investigator according to the following complete closure definition: 100% skin re-epithelializion without drainage or dressing requirements confirmed at two consecutive study visits. A re-epithelialized target ulcer is defined as the tissue surface having at least a thin layer of epithelium covering the prior, previously denuded, target ulcer area.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Volumetric reduction
Digital planimetry will be used to assess volumetric reduction between follow-up visits.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Area reduction
Digital planimetry will be used to assess area reduction between follow-up visits.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Rate of recurrence
Time frame: 24 weeks
Rate of amputation and other adverse events
Time frame: 24 weeks
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