PHOTOFINISH: a Clinical Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of the System VULNOFAST® Plus/VULNOLIGHT® In Addition To The Usual Care (UC) Vs UC Alone For The Treatment Of Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorL.Molteni & C. dei F.lli Alitti-Soc. di Esercizio S.p.A.

About this trial

The aim of this randomised, open-label, multicentre clinical trial is to evaluate the superiority of the treatment which foresees the addition of the system VULNOFAST® plus / VULNOLIGHT® to the Usual Care, versus the treatment with Usual Care alone, for the healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcer. VULNOFAST® plus is a sterile solution used in combination with a red light source VULNOLIGHT®. Usual Care is defined as procedures to apply to the foot ulcer, carried out in the order in which they are listed in the protocol.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Able and willing to give voluntary written informed consent. The ICF, must be signed before any study-related procedures and/or assessments are performed.

Outpatients or inpatients (male and female) of any ethnic origin, aged 18 years or over, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Glycaemic control confirmed by a glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels ≤10% (86 mmol/mol), evaluated in the 3 months before enrolment or at Visit 1.

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) less than 300 mg/dl.

Disqualifiers

Patients unable to give written informed consent.

Females who are pregnant or lactating.

Females who are of child bearing potential and not taking adequate contraceptive precautions are excluded from the trial. Females of child bearing potential taking acceptable contraceptive precautions can be included.

Participation in any other clinical trial or currently receiving any other investigational product(s) within 30 days prior to Visit 1.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Usual Care alone
  • System VULNOFAST® plus / VULNOLIGHT® in addition to Usual Care

Treatment groups

78 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups