Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00224796
Trial of Vacuum Assisted Closure® Therapy in Amputation Wounds of the Diabetic Foot
A Randomized, Controlled Multicenter Trial of Vacuum Assisted Closure® Therapy in the Treatment and Blinded Evaluation of Amputation Wounds of the Diabetic Foot
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 146 (planned)
- Sponsor
- KCI USA, Inc · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | V.A.C. ® System |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2002-05-01
- Completion
- 2005-10-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-23
- Last updated
- 2024-12-02
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00224796. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.