New Shoe-Like device aims to heal diabetic foot sores faster
NCT ID NCT05193929
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a special footwear device called OptiPulse™ to see if it helps heal diabetic foot ulcers better than standard care. The device is designed to improve blood flow in the feet. A total of 162 people with diabetic foot ulcers took part in the trial. The main goal was to see how many ulcers healed completely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OptiPulse™ footwear device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, non-invasive way to help heal diabetic foot ulcers faster and reduce complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet widely known. The device may not heal ulcers better than standard care, and individual results can vary.
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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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162 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: 1. At least 18 years old, inclusive. 2. Presence of a DFU, Wagner Grade 1 (see Appendix A for definitions) on the plantar or dorsal aspect of the foot, extending through the dermis provided it is below the medial aspect of the malleolus. 3. The index ulcer will be the largest ulcer if two or more DFUs are present with the same Wagner grade and will be the only one evaluated in the study. If other ulcerations are present on the same foot, they must be more than 2 cm distant from the index ulcer. 4. Index ulcer (i.e. current episode of ulceration) has been present for greater than 4 weeks prior to SV1 and less than 1 year, as of the date the subject consents for study. 5. Index ulcer is a minimum of 0.8 cm2 and a maximum of 25 cm2 at SV1 and TV1. 6. Within 3 months of SV1, adequate circulation to the affected foot, as documented by a dorsal transcutaneous oxygen measurement (TCOM) or a skin perfusion pressure (SPP) measurement of ≥ 30 mmHg, or an Ankle Branchial Index (ABI) between 0.7 and 1.3 within 3 months of SV1, using the affected study extremity. As an alternative arterial Doppler ultrasound can be performed evaluating for biphasic dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial vessels at the level of the ankle or a TBI (Toe Brachial Index) of \> 0.6 is acceptable. 7. The target ulcer has been offloaded for at least 14 days prior to randomization. 8. Females of childbearing potential must be willing to use acceptable methods of contraception (birth control pills, barriers or abstinence) during the course of the study and undergo pregnancy tests. 9. Subject understands and is willing to participate in the clinical study and can comply with weekly visits. 10. Subjects must have read and signed the IRB approved ICF before screening procedures are performed. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Index ulcer(s) deemed by the investigator to be caused by a medical condition other than diabetes. 2\. Index ulcer, in the opinion of the investigator, is suspicious for cancer and should undergo an ulcer biopsy to rule out a carcinoma of the ulcer. 3\. Index ulcer is overtly infected (i.e. purulent drainage). 4. Subjects with a history of more than two weeks of treatment with immune-suppressants (including systemic corticosteroids \>10mg daily dose), cytotoxic chemotherapy, or application of topical steroids to the ulcer surface within 1-month prior to first SV1, or who receive such medications during the screening period or who are anticipated to require such medications during the course of the study. 5\. Subjects on any investigational drug(s) or therapeutic device(s) within 30 days preceding SV1. 6\. History of radiation at the ulcer site (regardless of time since last radiation treatment). 7\. Index ulcer has been previously treated or will need to be treated with any prohibited therapies. 8\. Subjects with a previous diagnosis of HIV or Hepatitis C. 9. Presence of any condition(s) which seriously compromises the subject's ability to complete this study or has a known history of poor adherence with medical treatment. 10\. Osteomyelitis or bone infection of the affected foot as verified by x-ray within 30 days prior to the first screening visit. (In the event of an ambiguous diagnosis, the Principal Investigator will make the final decision). 11\. Subject is pregnant or breast-feeding. 12. Presence of diabetes with poor metabolic control as documented with an HbA1c \>12.0 within last 90 days. 13\. Subjects with end-stage renal disease as evidenced by a serum creatinine ≥3.0 mg/dL within 6 months of randomization. 14. Presence of active Charcot Neuroarthropathy to the affected limb. 15. Any wound located entirely on the medial or lateral border of the foot. 16. Any wound located between the 1st through 4th toe interspaces. 17. Index ulcer has reduced in area by 30% or more after 14 days of SOC from SV1 to the TV1/Randomization visit.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clemente Clinical Research
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Clinical Trials Network
Houston, Texas, 77074, United States
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East Toronto Vascular Clinic
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Felix Sigal
Los Angeles, California, 90010, United States
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Foot & Ankle Specialists of the Mid-Atlantic
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, United States
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Foot & Ankle specialists of the Mid-Atlantic
Gastonia, North Carolina, 28054, United States
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Foot Associates of New York
New York, New York, 10022, United States
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Foot and Ankle Specialist of the Mid-Atlantic - Roanoke
Roanoke, Virginia, 24016, United States
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Foot and Ankle Specialist of the Mid-Atlantic - Salem
Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States
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ILD Research
Vista, California, 92083, United States
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Integral Clinical Trial Solutions
Homestead, Florida, 33030, United States
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Integral Clinical Trials Solutions
Pembroke Pines, Florida, 33026, United States
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Integral Clinical Trials Solutions
Tamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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Lower Extremity Institution of Research and Therapy (LEIRT)
Boardman, Ohio, 44512, United States
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Midland Florida clinical Research Center LLC
DeLand, Florida, 32720, United States
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Mt. Olympus Medical Research
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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Salem Research institute
Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States
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Titan Clinical Research
Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States
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Viable Research Management
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89120, United States
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