Study of Maggot Therapy in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

NCT01681160 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 86/116
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 128
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study was a Kind of clinical trial with equal randomization, that have been done from January 2009 to June 2011 in the AFZALIPOOR hospital endocrine ward in Kerman-Iran on 128 diabetic patient who had foot wounds.Replacement of conventional therapy by new methodes is one of the more important aims for health professional specially for nurses.One of this new treatment is maggot therapy.

Conditions

DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS

Keywords

MAGGOT THERAPY; DIABETIC FOOT; NURSING CARE; DRESSING

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• change from baseline in BATES-JENSEN WOUND ASSESSMENT score at 3days and change from baseline in BATES-JENSEN WOUND ASSESSMENT score at 6 days

  2 years

Study Arms (1)

MAGGOT THERAPY & conventional therapy T

EXPERIMENTAL

Maggot therapy,ADMINISTERED TWO TIMES AS A NEW METHODS OF DRESSING in experimental group.conventional therapy ,administered two times in control group

Other: procedure:maggot therapy; Other: conventional therapy

Interventions

procedure:maggot therapy OTHER

each times in maggot therapy continued for three days.wound assessment was done before and after any intervention

Also known as: larval therapy

MAGGOT THERAPY & conventional therapy T

conventional therapy OTHER

patients receive ordinary treatment for diabetic foot

Also known as: mechanical debridement

MAGGOT THERAPY & conventional therapy T

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Have a chronic illness more than 7 weeks.
• The age of the patients between 40- 90 years old.
• Not having capillary disease (Blockage of artery, Rinold).
• Not user of anticoagulants and corticosteroids drugs.
• Patients without history of allergy to drugs and foods.
• Having diabetic type 2

You may not qualify if:

• patients who refer to critical clinical care unit
• patients who have amputation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kerman Medical University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetic Foot

Interventions

Maggot Debridement Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetic Angiopathies; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Foot Ulcer; Leg Ulcer; Skin Ulcer; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetic Neuropathies

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Biological Therapy; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: university instructor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 4, 2012
• First Posted: September 7, 2012
• Study Start: January 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2009
• Study Completion: June 1, 2011
• Last Updated: September 10, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-09