Oxygen therapy shows promise for stubborn diabetic foot sores
NCT ID NCT02326337
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device that delivers oxygen directly to chronic diabetic foot ulcers to help them heal. 73 people with diabetes and foot sores that had not healed for over a month took part. Half used the real oxygen device, and half used a fake device, while all received standard wound care. The main goal was to see if the oxygen therapy could close the wound within 12 weeks.
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Study facts
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- 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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73 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2014
- Finished
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Oct 2018
- 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 to 89 years
- 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: * Subject has a documented diagnosis of Diabetes mellitus Type 1 or 2 * Foot ulcer at or below ankle with duration of more than 4 weeks but no longer than 1 year * If the index ulcer is a post amputation wound date of surgery must be \> 30 days * 2 week run in period with less than 30% wound size reduction * University of Texas Grade 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C, or 2D (Appendix I) * Ulcer is ≥ 1cm2 and ≤ 20cm2 after debridement at start of run-in period * If more than one ulcer is present on the foot, only the largest is considered in the study (Index ulcer) * Index ulcer must be ≥ 1cm away from any other ulcers present on the foot * Adequate perfusion with ABI \> 0.7 And TcpO2 \> 30mmHg OR skin perfusion \> 30mmHG OR Toe pressure \> 30mmHg OR Duplex with biphasic waveforms below the knee * No planned revascularization procedure or vascular surgery within the last/next 30 days * Subject and/or caregiver are willing and able to comply with all specified care and visit requirements * Subject has a reasonable expectation of completing the study; according to the Investigator's clinical judgment Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of gangrene on any part of affected limb * Documented evidence of osteomyelitis on any part of affected limb * Index ulcer has exposed bone * Index ulcer exhibits signs of severe clinical infection that requires hospitalization or immediate surgical intervention * Active Charcot foot on the study limb * Subject participated in another investigational device, drug or biological trial within last 30 days * Uncontrolled diabetes: HbA1c \> 12 % * Renal dialysis or creatinine \> 2.5 * Known immune insufficiency * Chronic steroid use or immunosuppressive agents within the last three (3) months or is anticipated to require them during the course of the study * Active treatment for malignancy (not specific to study limb) * Patient has a Deep Vein Thrombosis within the last 30 days * Subject has received growth factor therapy (e.g., autologous platelet-rich plasma gel, becaplermin, bilayered cell therapy, dermal substitute, extracellular matrix) within the screening period * Subject may not be pregnant at the time of treatment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Foot & Ankle Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119, United States
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Advanced Research Institute of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33012, United States
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Advanced Research Institute of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33134, United States
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Avicenne Hospital
Bobigny, 93000, France
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Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States
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Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60141, United States
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Hospital Simone Veil
Eaubonne, 95600, France
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Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23249, United States
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King's College Hospital
London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Kirchberg Hospital
Luxembourg, L-2540, Luxembourg
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Montpellier University Hospital
Montpellier, 34000, France
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NorthBay Center for Wounds
Vacaville, California, 95687, United States
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Northwick Park Hospital
Harrow, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
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Salem VA Medical Center
Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States
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Städtisches Klinikum Dessau
Dessau, 06847, Germany
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The Research Center Inc.
Hialeah, Florida, 33013, United States
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Washington DC VA Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20422, United States
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