Status and phase
Conditions
Treatments
About
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®) Therapy to moist wound therapy of amputation wounds of the diabetic foot. The primary objective is to determine the effect of V.A.C.® Therapy on the incidence of complete wound closure. Secondary objectives include evaluating the acceleration of wound closure, facilitation of surgical closure, incidence of foot salvage, and incidence of wound complications.
Sex
Ages
Volunteers
Inclusion criteria
Presence of a diabetic foot amputation wound up to the transmetatarsal region of the foot
Evidence of adequate perfusion by one of the following on the affected extremity, (within the past 60 days):
Age ≥ 18 years of age
HbA1c ≤ 12% (collected within the last 90 days.)
Evidence of adequate nutrition by one of the following:
Exclusion criteria
Primary purpose
Allocation
Interventional model
Masking
Loading...
Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov
Clinical trials
Research sites
Resources
Legal