Status:

TERMINATED

The ASCEND Study: A Study to Investigate the Safety and Clinical Effect of Nexagon to Treat Slow Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Lead Sponsor:

OcuNexus Therapeutics, Inc.

Conditions:

Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Diabetic foot ulcers are sores on the feet that occur in 15% of diabetic patients some time during their lifetime. Once an ulcer develops, the risk of lower-extremity amputation is increased 8-fold in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female aged 18 and older
  • Female subjects must be a) post-menopausal, b) surgically sterilized, c) practicing abstinence, or d) using hormonal contraceptive, intra-uterine device, diaphragm with spermicide or condom with spermicide for the duration of the study
  • Diabetes mellitus (type I or II) with an HbA1c \< 10.0%
  • Diagnosis of neuropathic foot ulcer
  • Cutaneous, full thickness (University of Texas grade A1), below ankle surface ulcer between 0.5 and 5.0 cm2 post-debridement
  • A viable, granulating wound
  • Ulcer present for \> 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • An ankle brachial index between 0.70 and 1.3 measured during screening or within three months prior to the Day -14 visit
  • Signed informed consent form

Exclusion

  • Decrease or increase in the ulcer size by 30% or more during a14 day "run-in" period
  • Cannot tolerate the off-loading method or comply with standard-of-care
  • An ulcer which shows signs of clinical infection
  • The ulcer to be treated requires operative debridement.
  • An ulcer positive for β-hemolytic streptococcus upon culture.
  • Requirement for total contact casts
  • The ulcer has more than 50% slough, significant necrotic tissue, osteomyelitis, bone, tendon, or capsule exposure
  • Presence of an active systemic or local cancer or tumor of any kind (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer)
  • Congestive heart failure NYHA class II - IV
  • Coronary heart disease with STEMI, CABG, or PTCA within the last 6 months
  • Active osteomyelitis of the study foot
  • Active connective tissue disease
  • Acute Charcot's neuroarthropathy as determined by clinical and/or radiographic examination
  • Treatment with systemic corticosteroids (
  • Previous or current radiation therapy to the distal lower extremity or likelihood to receive this therapy during study participation
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • eGFR \< 25 mL/min
  • Poor nutritional status defined as an albumin \< 25 g/L
  • Significant peripheral edema
  • Known prior inability to complete required study visits during study participation
  • A psychiatric condition (e.g., suicidal ideation) or chronic alcohol or drug abuse problem, determined from the subject's medical history, which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may pose a threat to subject compliance
  • Use of a platelet-derived growth factor within the 28 days prior to screening
  • Use of any investigational drug or therapy within the 28 days prior to screening
  • Any other factor which may, in the opinion of the Investigator, compromise participation and follow-up in this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00820703

Start Date

April 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

August 31 2010

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Middlemore Hospital

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand