The purpose of this study is to determine whether amnion membrane grafts are more effective than another tissue engineered skin substitute, when used to treat diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
Diabetes affects at least 9% of the population, or approximately 29 million people in the United States. Lower extremity ulcers are a serious complication for people with diabetes. Diabetic foot-related problems are the most frequent cause of hospitalization within this group and it is estimated that the total cost for treatment ranges from $10,000 to nearly $60,000 depending on ulcer severity and clinical outcomes. While many diabetic foot ulcers are superficial and can heal with conservative treatment, many are more severe and recalcitrant to standard of care (SOC). About a quarter of individuals with diabetes will develop a chronic non-healing ulcer over their lifetime and nearly 60 of every 10,000 individuals with diabetes will undergo a lower extremity amputation. Holzer and associates conducted a retrospective analysis of the costs for lower extremity ulcers in patients with diabetes and concluded that, given the high costs associated with treating these ulcers, the development of better treatment strategies is warranted. One such development in the treatment of chronic wounds is the use of amniotic membrane grafts. These materials have been used successfully for many years in the treatment of orthopedic, plastic/reconstructive, and urological applications. Initial studies have demonstrated the great success of amnionic membrane graft in the healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers and it is believed that these grafts may be superior to older, more common skin substitutes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Application of skin substitute and non-adherent dressing, a moisture retentive dressing, and a multi-layer compression dressing.
Provision of offloading cast walker or similar sponsor-approved device. May convert into "instant total contact cast" and/or add felt/foam to supplement offloading.
Application of amnion membrane graft and non-adherent dressing, a moisture retentive dressing, and a multi-layer compression dressing.
Martinsville Research Institute
Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah Lower Extremity Research Institute
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Professional Education and Research Institute
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
The number of participants out of 60 with complete healing of their diabetic foot ulcers as measured by complete epithialization of the foot wound comparing the two active treatment groups
Examine the number of patient that go onto complete healing
Time frame: 6 weeks
Number of wounds healed
examine the number of wounds that go on to complete healing
Time frame: 12 weeks
Time to healing/complete closure
examine the time it take for the patient to go onto complete healing
Time frame: 6 weeks
Time to healing/complete closure
examine the time it take for the patient to go onto complete healing
Time frame: 12 weeks
Cost effectiveness of each treatment modality.
Examine the cost to achieve closure in the wounds
Time frame: 12 weeks
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