Bee product could speed healing of diabetic foot sores
NCT ID NCT07509268
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a substance from royal jelly, called Royalactin, helps heal diabetic foot ulcers. Ten people with Wagner grade II ulcers received either Royalactin or a placebo applied to their wound three times a week for four weeks. Researchers measured wound size and looked at tissue samples to see how the ulcers were healing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Royalactin (royal jelly extract)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to help heal diabetic foot ulcers faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-phase trial with only 10 people, so results may not apply widely. The treatment is applied topically and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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: \- Confirmed diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus according to the 2020 ADA guidelines. * Stage II ulcer according to the Wagner classification for Diabetic Foot (deep ulcer, penetrating ligaments and muscles, without bone involvement or abscess formation). * Ulcer located on any area of the foot or ankle. * Ulcer with 80% granulation tissue. * Ankle-brachial index greater than 0.5 (not considered severe or critical arterial disease). * Negative stylet test. * Ability to attend wound care and follow-up appointments three times a week for four weeks. * Signed informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: \- History of hypersensitivity reactions to dermatological products. * History of generalized dermatological pathology or pathology affecting the foot. * Diagnosis of autoimmune disease. * Local or systemic infection. * Hypersensitivity to any of the components of the experimental product.
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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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Facultad de medicina de la universidad autonoma de nuevo leon
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico
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