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A Clinical Trial Testing the Efficacy of PDT in Preventing Amputation in Diabetic Patients

NCT03380403 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2017-12-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The feet of diabetic patients continue to be an important problem in medicine. In general, patients with diabetic foot have some sort of amputation, especially in underserved populations. It is clearly necessary to develop novel treatment strategies for this worldwide health problem. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) , is a low cost and highly effective alternative treatment concerning infections avoiding amputations in the diabetic foot.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Foot Infection
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Photo Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Interventions

RADIATION

PDT

clinical treatment of infected diabetic foot

OTHER

Ciprofloxacin

antibiotics and or surgical debridment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
83 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-01
Primary Completion
2012-01-01
Completion
2012-01-01

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