New powder dressing shows promise for healing diabetic foot sores
NCT ID NCT05046158
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special powder dressing against standard wound care for healing diabetic foot ulcers in 135 adults with diabetes. The powder aims to help wounds close faster. Researchers measured how many ulcers fully healed and how quickly, while also checking for side effects.
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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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135 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Nov 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 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18-89 years old * Diagnosed with diabetes Mellitus; hemoglobin A1C \< 12% * Diabetic foot ulcer present for minimum 30 days (Wagner grade 1 or 2 classification) * Wound drainage is minimal or moderate * No clinically active wound infection * Able and willing to provide consent * Has not participated in another research trial within 3 months of enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to keep weekly research appointments * Unable or unwilling to use offloading device if recommended * Wounds with large amount (high) drainage * Active gangrene * Wounds impending surgical intervention (including revascularization or plastic surgery) * Untreated osteomyelitis * Soft tissue infection (can be enrolled once infection is cleared) * Active Charcot arthropathy * BMI \>45kg/m2 * History of AIDS * History of organ transplant or impending transplant * End stage renal disease requiring dialysis * Decompensated hepatic or cardiac disease * Select autoimmune diseases * Lymphedema * Oral steroid use in last 3 months * Venous stasis disease * Active malignancy (cancer) * Unable to sign consent * Active alcohol or substance abuse * Pregnant or lactating women * Insufficient vascular flow to heal a wound * Hemoglobin A1C \>12%
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth Medical Group Foot & Ankle at Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida, 32792, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine Clinic Hospital McNair (MDHP) BCM390
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Bronx Foot Care
The Bronx, New York, 10462, United States
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Dallas Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75216, United States
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James J. Peters VA Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10468-3904, United States
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MedStar Franklin Square
Rossville, Maryland, 21237, United States
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21230, United States
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Northwell Health Wound Healing Center
Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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VA Hudson Valley HealthCare System
Wappingers Falls, New York, 12590, United States
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VA Maryland Health Care System
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-1524, United States
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