The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the safety of DERMASEAL for the treatment of non-healing, neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers. The main outcome measure is safety. A total of twenty-four (24) participants will be randomized to receive up to four (4) consecutive weeks of treatment with either standard of care (SOC), plasma film + SOC, or plasma film containing silver microparticles (DERMASEAL) + SOC, with a final follow-up visit 12 weeks after the last treatment.
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center, phase 1 study to evaluate the safety of the DERMASEAL advanced wound care dressing in the treatment of non-healing diabetic foot ulcers located distal to the malleolus in subjects with controlled diabetes mellitus and without significantly compromised arterial circulation. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1:2 ratio to one of 3 treatment groups: * SOC alone (n=6) * SOC + plasma film (n=6) * SOC + DERMASEAL (n=12) A subject's study duration will be up to a total of 18 weeks from screening to end of study. This includes a two-week active run-in followed by up to 4 weeks of treatment, plus a final follow-up visit 12 weeks after the last treatment. The primary endpoint is safety of topically applying a plasma film containing metallic silver microparticles plus fibrin in patients with chronic, non-healing neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers. Secondary endpoints to be assessed in each group include: 1. Percent of study wounds healed during the post-treatment weeks 1 through 4, 2. Time to complete wound closure, 3. Percent area reduction during the post-treatment weeks 2, 4, 6 and 16, and 4. Cost of treatment
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
26
a novel skin substitute formulated as planar, thin film
a planar, thin film made from human plasma
standard procedures for managing diabetic foot ulcers including debridement of unhealthy tissue and maintenance of a moist wound environment
Limb Preservation Platform, Inc.
Fresno, California, United States
Doctors Research Network
South Miami, Florida, United States
Lower Extremity Institute for Research and Therapy, LLC
Boardman, Ohio, United States
Futuro Clinical Trials, LLC
McAllen, Texas, United States
Adverse events
Review of adverse events associated with the topical application of a plasma film containing metallic silver microparticles in patients with chronic non-healing neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers.
Time frame: 16 weeks
Wound healing
Percent of study wounds healed during the post-treatment weeks 1 through 4.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Complete wound closure
Time to complete wound closure.
Time frame: 16 weeks
Wound area change
Percent area change during the post-treatment weeks 2, 4, 6 and 16
Time frame: 16 weeks
Cost
Total indirect and direct costs of subject treatment during the study period
Time frame: 16 weeks
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