New test may help doctors pick the right antibiotic for diabetic foot wounds
NCT ID NCT02378493
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at a new lab test called Antibiofilmogramme for people with diabetic foot infections caused by Staph bacteria. The goal was to see if the test could help doctors choose antibiotics that work better. 33 adults took part, and the study did not change their regular care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2015
- Finished
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Jul 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is available for 7 to 10 weeks of follow-up * Patient with a foot wound (at least stage 2 or more) that is infected by at least 1 strain of S. aureus Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in, or has participated in within the past 3 months, another interventional study, or is currently in an exclusion period determined by a preceding study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding * Emergency situation precluding correct study implementation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, 30029, France
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CHRU de Strasbourg - Hôpital Civil
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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CHU
Nantes, France
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CHU de Clermont-Ferrand - Hôpital Gabriel-Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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CHU de Lyon - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France
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CHU de Lyon - Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Lyon, 69317, France
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