The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and economical benefits of Cyclical Pressure Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) Therapy in the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Subjects will wear a standardized off-loading device and use advanced moist wound therapy (AMWT) dressings. Following a 2 week run-in period with the standardized care and after meeting all the eligibility criteria, half the subjects will use the TWO2 device, while the other half will use a sham device.
Subjects meeting the initial eligibility criteria will enter a 2 week run-in period with a standardized off-loading device, advanced moist wound therapy (AMWT) dressings and will receive sharp debridement. Subjects with wounds that do not decrease more than 30% at the end of the 2 week run-in period and where all other eligibility criteria are met, will be randomized to either the TWO2 device arm, or sham (placebo) device arm. All subjects will use the TWO2/Sham device for 90 minutes a day at their home or nursing care facility 5 times a week for the treatment phase of up to 12 weeks. Monitoring of the wound will take place with weekly clinic visits for safety and compliance assessment and documentation. Weekly wound photographs and measurements will be taken. Wounds that close at, or before, 12 weeks will continue to use TWO2/sham device, off-loading and AMWT and have an additional visit two weeks later to confirm wound closure. All subjects whether healed or not will enter a follow up period of an additional 12 and 38 weeks. The maximum duration for participation in the trial is 54 weeks. During the follow-up phase, subjects will receive standard care according to the clinician's recommendation and will be asked not to participate in another wound care trial during this period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
73
Application of the Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) device that supplies cyclical oxygen pressure directly to the wound site within a sealed and humidified environment for 90 minutes, 5 times a week with AMWT dressings.
Application of placebo device that does not supply cyclical oxygen pressure directly to the wound site within a sealed and humidified environment for 90 minutes, 5 times a week with AMWT dressings.
Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
NorthBay Center for Wounds
Vacaville, California, United States
Wound Closure Within 12 Weeks With the Use of Topical Wound Oxygen Therapy (TWO2)
Number of Participants with complete wound closure defined as 100% skin re-epithelialization without dressing requirements which is confirmed by 2 consecutive study visits 2 weeks apart.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Absolute Change in Ulcer Area
Absolute change in ulcer area over 12 weeks in cm2
Time frame: 12 weeks
Ulcer Recurrence
Number of diabetic foot ulcers with recurrence at 12 months
Time frame: 12 months
Number of Amputation Events
Number of amputation events during interventional period of the study.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Incidence of Adverse Events
Incidence of serious adverse events and adverse events
Time frame: 54 weeks
Quality of Life Assessment
The Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule questionnaire to measure quality of life. Measure of well-being items from each scale are summated, physical symptoms, everyday living and social life. The items are rated for the extent of the experience and each item is given a number value. This allows the patients to weight the items included in the scale. The well-being scale is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, with response options from 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree'. All three scales are then transformed onto a minimum = 0 up to a maximum = 100, where a low score indicates worse, and a high score indicates better feeling of well-being.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Economic Analysis
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Washington DC VA Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
The Research Center Inc.
Hialeah, Florida, United States
Advanced Research Institute of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
Advanced Research Institute of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Advanced Foot & Ankle Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Salem VA Medical Center
Salem, Virginia, United States
...and 7 more locations
Not performed or reported. Economic Analysis is a composite measure of the wound before the study (up to one year) and for the duration of the study. The assessment is obtained by documenting treatment history of the wound that includes types of dressings used, time taken for dressing changes, by whom dressings are changed, and type and duration of hospitalization as well as the administration of the EQ-5D questionnaire at the Baseline visit, weeks 4, 8 and 12 on treatment.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Time to Complete Wound Closure in Weeks
Time to 100% wound closure utilizing Cox proportional hazards model, a statistical measure of difference of time to event (healing). Subjects who withdraw from treatment will be entered into the analysis and censored at the time they withdraw from the trial or are lost to follow up. The analysis will consider covariates that might influence the outcome in the trial.
Time frame: 12 weeks or wound closure