The goal of this multi-center, randomized, controlled, evaluator-blinded study is to assess and measure the safety and efficacy of NOX1416 as an adjunct to standard of care (SOC) in the treatment of chronic, non-healing, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Subjects will be randomized to receive treatment with NOX1416 as an adjunct to Standard of Care (SOC) or SOC alone. The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the safety and tolerability of NOX1416 as adjunct to SOC. The secondary objective of the study is to evaluate the clinical benefit of daily NOX1416, as an adjunct to SOC, in the treatment of chronic, non-healing diabetic foot ulcers. The study will use a centralized blinded assessor. The blinded assessor will be responsible for assessing the efficacy endpoints such as wound measurements and complete wound closure. The blinded assessor will not be involved in the clinical care of the subject.
A total of 40 subjects (25 in the treatment group and 15 in the control group) will be randomized to receive either NOX1416 plus SOC or SOC alone. NOX1416 is a foam based gaseous nitric oxide (NO) product where NO is delivered topically through a microbubble foam. One pump each of Solution A (0.3g, containing citric acid) and Solution B (0.3g, containing Sodium nitrite) will be dispensed and mixed upon depression of the wye nozzle dispenser, and then applied immediately per each square centimeter of wound area using any sterile applicator. NOX1416 is topically applied directly onto the wound bed and left on the wound bed for a 5-minute period then rinsed off or wiped off with a wet, sterile cloth. Subjects randomized to the NOX1416 treatment group will receive once a day application, for a total of 12 weeks with a double treatment, 10 minutes apart, on the first day. Subjects randomized to the control group will receive standard of care, alone. Standard of care will include evaluation to document, offloading, adequate arterial flow, wound cleansing, removal of necrotic, infected and/or nonviable tissue by debridement, maintenance of a moist wound environment, and management of infection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Topical Nitric Oxide
SOC as provided in the Arm/Group description.
Prohealth Research Center
Doral, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGFamily First Medical Research Center
Hialeah Gardens, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of subjects with a Methemoglobin >5% at any assessment point
Methemoglobin is measured using co-oximetry
Time frame: 14 weeks
Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), including serious adverse events and adverse events resulting in permanent discontinuation of protocol-defined therapy
Time frame: 16 weeks
Proportion of subjects with complete wound closure during the 12 weeks of the Treatment Phase
Complete wound closure is defined as 100% re-epithelialization without drainage or dressing requirements confirmed at two consecutive study visits 2 weeks apart. Complete wound closure will be evaluated by the blinded evaluator.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Wound Area Change (%) during the 12 weeks of the Treatment Phase
Wound area change is defined as the percentage of wound area change as measured by Swift Imaging device.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Wound volume change (%) during the 12 weeks of the Treatment Phase
Wound volume change is defined as the percentage of change based on manual measurements of L x W x D in centimeters.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Time to complete wound closure during the 12 weeks of the Treatment Phase
Complete wound closure is defined as 100% re-epithelialization without drainage or dressing requirements confirmed at two consecutive study visits 2 weeks apart. Complete wound closure will be evaluated by the blinded evaluator.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Proportion of subjects who do not develop an infection during the 12 weeks of the Treatment Phase
Based on the clinical signs of infection per PI clinical judgement
Time frame: 12 weeks
Changes in Wound-Q Health-Related Quality of Life (Life Impact Psychological, Social) scores during the 12 weeks of the Treatment Phase
Life Impact (8 item), Psychological (10 item), and Social (5 item) scales will be used to assess the impact of wound healing on the subject's Quality of Life. There is no overall or total WOUND-Q score. The WOUND-Q is composed of independently functioning scales that are scored separately. To score a scale, the raw scores for the set of items in a scale are added together to produce a total raw score. If missing data is less than 50% of the scale's items, the within person mean for the completed items can be imputed for the missing items prior to computing a total raw score. Once a total raw score for the scale is computed, the Conversion Table can be used to convert the raw score into a score that ranges from 0 (worst) to 100 (best). Higher scores for WOUND-Q scales reflect a better outcome.
Time frame: 12 weeks
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