This study aimed to find out the advantages of topical insulin in the management of diabetic foot ulcers over the conventional wound saline dressing.
Non healing foot ulcers constitute a major problem that plagues those with diabetes due to angiopathy and neuropathy. It is well known that the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms that result in wound healing involve cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. The molecular mechanisms of insulin signaling and its metabolic effects have been well studied in its classical target tissues. Insulin stimulates the growth and development of different cell types and affects proliferation, migration, and secretion by keratinocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
The ulcers were cleaned with normal saline and then irrigated with 4 units (0.1 ml) of human soluble insulin (Actrapid) in 1 ml normal saline (0.9%) for every 10 cm square of the wound.
The ulcers were cleaned with normal saline without insulin and covered with sterile cotton gauzes
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Rate of diabetic foot ulcer healing
Rate of diabetic foot ulcer healing was recorded.
Time frame: 12 weeks after the treatment
Need for surgical debridement
The need for surgical debridement was recorded.
Time frame: 12 weeks after the treatment
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