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Trial of Vacuum Assisted Closure® Therapy in Amputation Wounds of the Diabetic Foot

NCT00224796 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 146

Last updated 2024-12-02

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Foot

Interventions

DEVICE

V.A.C. ® System

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KCI USA, Inc

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • David Armstrong, DPM · Rosalind Franklin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-05-31
Completion
2005-10-31

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