HPTC Versus AFSM in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
A Multicentric, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing High-Purity Type-I Collagen-Based Skin Substitute Versus Acellular Intact Fish Skin Matrix in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
120
2 countries
4
Study Start
August 28, 2026
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
February 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Study Completion
March 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
This is a randomized controlled clinical investigation in patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers at multiple centres in India and Bangladesh. The study compares patient outcomes using standard wound care with a High Purity Type-I Collagen-Based Skin Substitute against standard wound care with an Acellular Intact Fish Skin Matrix.
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March 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
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Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
August 20, 2026
Actual (reported)August 24, 2026
Actual (reported)August 28, 2026
Actual (reported)February 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
March 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Proportion of Participants Achieving Confirmed Complete Wound Closure
Complete wound closure is defined as 100% epithelialization of the target ulcer with no drainage and no clinically evident open area requiring dressing, confirmed by a blinded central adjudicator at a follow-up visit approximately 7 days after initial clinical closure is observed.
Up to Week 13 (initial closure assessed through Week 12; confirmation visit approximately 7 days later)
Percentage Wound Area Reduction Over Time
Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12
Proportion Achieving ≥50%, ≥75%, and ≥90% Wound-Area Reduction
Week 12
Time to Confirmed Complete Wound Closure
Up to Week 13
Mean Number of Study-Product Applications
Up to Week 6
Number of Participants with Adverse Events
Up to Week 13
Tissue Advanced Glycation End-Product Accumulation (CML)
Baseline (Day 0) and Day 5
Quantitative Collagen Organization and Maturation
Baseline (Day 0) and Day 5
Microvessel Density and Vascular Maturation
Baseline (Day 0) and Day 5
The SOC in this study is wound care covering with High Purity Type-I Collagen-Based Skin Substitute applied weekly or as needed, followed by a padded 3-layer dressing (non-adherent porous paraffin gauze; absorbent gauze pads; soft roll and compressive crepe bandage).
The SOC in this study is wound care covering with Acellular Intact Fish Skin Matrix applied weekly or as needed, followed by the same padded 3-layer dressing described above.
Arm A - The SOC in this study is wound care covering with High Purity Type-I Collagen-Based Skin Substitute applied weekly or as needed followed by a padded 3-layer dressing comprised of first layer - non-adherent and porous paraffin gauze, second layer - absorbent gauze pads \& third layer - soft roll and compressive wrap (crepe bandage). For participants enrolled in the optional histopathological sub-study, a 2-mm punch biopsy will be obtained from the wound edge at baseline and on Day 5 under local anesthesia. Specimens will be fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, paraffin-embedded, and sectioned at 4 μm for histological and immunohistochemical analysis.
National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery
Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
EKAGRA Health
Dhaka, 1209, Bangladesh
Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences
Mandya, Karnataka, 571448, India
Narayan N, Gowda S, Shivannaiah C. A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing the Use of High Purity Type-I Collagen-Based Skin Substitute vs. Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Cureus. 2024 Dec 5;16(12):e75182. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75182. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Narayan N, Shivaiah R, Kumar V, Kumar KM, Chethan S, Gowda S. Comparative Efficacy of High Purity Type I Collagen-Based Skin Substitute and Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial. Cureus. 2025 Oct 19;17(10):e94952. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94952. eCollection 2025 Oct.
Prema Dhanraj, MS, MCh
Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital
First Submitted
August 20, 2026
First Posted
August 24, 2026
Study Start
August 28, 2026
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
February 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Arm B - The SOC in this study is wound care covering with Acellular Intact Fish Skin Matrix applied weekly or as needed followed by a padded 3-layer dressing comprised of first layer - non-adherent and porous paraffin gauze, second layer - absorbent gauze pads \& third layer - soft roll and compressive wrap (crepe bandage). For participants enrolled in the optional histopathological sub-study, a 2-mm punch biopsy will be obtained from the wound edge at baseline and on Day 5 under local anesthesia. Specimens will be fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, paraffin-embedded, and sectioned at 4 μm for histological and immunohistochemical analysis.
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Mysore Medical College and Research Institute
Mysore, Karnataka, 570001, India
Lullove EJ, Liden B, Winters C, McEneaney P, Raphael A, Lantis Ii JC. A Multicenter, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effect of Omega-3-Rich Fish Skin in the Treatment of Chronic, Nonresponsive Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Wounds. 2021 Jul;33(7):169-177. doi: 10.25270/wnds/2021.169177. Epub 2021 Apr 14.
Lantis Ii JC, Lullove EJ, Liden B, McEneaney P, Raphael A, Klein R, Winters C, Huynh RN. Final efficacy and cost analysis of a fish skin graft vs standard of care in the management of chronic diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial. Wounds. 2023 Apr;35(4):71-79. doi: 10.25270/wnds/22094.
Dardari D, Piaggesi A, Potier L, Sultan A, Diener H, Francois M, Dorweiler B, Bouillet B, M'Bemba J, Chaillous L, Clerici G, Kessler L, Wetzel-Roth W, Storck M, Davidsson OB, Baldursson B, Kjartansson H, Lantis JC, Charpentier G. Intact Fish Skin Graft to Treat Deep Diabetic Foot Ulcers. NEJM Evid. 2024 Dec;3(12):EVIDoa2400171. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2400171. Epub 2024 Oct 4.
Hopewell S, Chan AW, Collins GS, Hrobjartsson A, Moher D, Schulz KF, Tunn R, Aggarwal R, Berkwits M, Berlin JA, Bhandari N, Butcher NJ, Campbell MK, Chidebe RCW, Elbourne D, Farmer A, Fergusson DA, Golub RM, Goodman SN, Hoffmann TC, Ioannidis JPA, Kahan BC, Knowles RL, Lamb SE, Lewis S, Loder E, Offringa M, Ravaud P, Richards DP, Rockhold FW, Schriger DL, Siegfried NL, Staniszewska S, Taylor RS, Thabane L, Torgerson D, Vohra S, White IR, Boutron I. CONSORT 2025 statement: updated guideline for reporting randomised trials. Lancet. 2025 Apr 14:S0140-6736(25)00672-5. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00672-5. Online ahead of print.
Study Completion
March 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Last Updated
September 10, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-09
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