Magnetic therapy device aims to heal diabetic foot wounds
NCT ID NCT07465640
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study tests a device called CRAD ULCER X-01 that uses pulsating electromagnetic fields (PEMF) to help heal diabetic foot ulcers. 32 people with chronic, non-healing ulcers will be split into groups receiving standard wound care plus either a placebo or 1-3 hours of PEMF daily for up to three months. Researchers will measure wound healing and tissue changes to see if the device is effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pulsating electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy via the CRAD ULCER X-01 device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new, non-invasive way to help heal diabetic foot ulcers faster, reducing the risk of severe complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (32 people) and not yet recruiting. The results may not apply to all patients, and the device's effectiveness is still unproven.
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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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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * Provision of written consent by subjects. * Subject of either sex. * At least 18 years of age. * Known diabetes mellitus. * Diagnosed with chronic DFU Grade I-III and Stage A according to the University of Texas Classification as recommended in the Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Diabetic Foot (2nd Edition). Exclusion Criteria: * Inability or unwillingness to provide written consent. * Inability or unwillingness to comply with the requirements of the protocol as determined by the investigator. * Other medical conditions which, in the investigator's judgement, may be associated with increased risk to the subject or may interfere with study assessments or outcomes. * Participation in another clinical trial and/or recipient of investigational therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening visit. * Patients who have metal implants in any part of the body. * Patients with a pacemaker. * History of malignancies. * Presence of chronic kidney disease co-morbidity. * Presence of severe peripheral artery disease, assessed when the ankle-brachial index (ABI) is \<0.40.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital
RECRUITINGKuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia
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