inability to recruit patients

Clinical Trial Phase III-b

Study Sponsor:

European Egyptian Pharmaceutical Industries

Sample Size:

120 patients (60 per arm)

Study Population:

Patients with Diabetic foot ulcer of any stage after proper surgical treatment - if needed. Those patients will be recruited from patients attending the Diabetic foot Center at Faculty of Medicine - Alexandria University and the outpatient clinic at Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.

Recruitment Period: 9 months

Dose application: thick layer of 2-3 mm applied to the dressing then dressing applied to the ulcer.

Endpoints: Complete healing of the ulcer OR 5 months of application of the ointment whichever comes first

Study Design:

This is an open label randomized non-placebo study in which 120 subjects will be randomly allocated to treatment with PedyPhar ointment or Panthenol ointment for their diabetic foot ulcer. Treatment with the ointment will be preceded by appropriate surgical treatment to remove necrotic tissue as indicated by a surgeon for foot ulcer Wagner stages 3-5. Also, diabetic status will be controlled as part of the study. Ointment in either arm will be applied to the ulcer for a maximum of 5 months or till complete healing whichever happens first.

Patients will visit study center every 2 weeks where assessment of the ulcer will be done and patient will be given the ointment for the dressing enough for 2 weeks.

Blood flow in the affected leg will be assessed besides kidney functions complete blood picture besides kidney functions. Diabetic status will be monitored every months and glycosylated hemoglobin will be done every 3 months

Study Duration: 12 months

Study Agent/Intervention Description: PEDYPHAR® is a new patented local ointment composed of natural (Royal Jelly) and (Dexpanthenol) in an innovated, enriched alkaline ointment base.

Dose application: thick layer of 2-3 mm applied to the dressing then dressing applied to the ulcer.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult diabetic foot syndrome subjects over 18 years of age of any sex
• All stages of diabetic foot syndrome including Wagner stage 5 - Mid-foot gangrene only after appropriate surgical treatment.
• Patients suffering from type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic foot syndrome.
• Stable metabolic and pharmacological control at recruitment and during the trial period.
• Adequate perfusion of lower limb as measured by HHD and confirmed by APSV.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-diabetic foot ulceration (traumatic, thermal ulceration etc)
• Diabetic foot syndrome graded 5 on Wagner's scale - hind foot gangrene only.
• Any pathological state or disease which can affect the development and outcomes of diabetic foot syndrome such as liver cell failure and renal failure
• Severe limb ischemia (by clinical assessment and HHD) unless re-vascularized.
• Presence of slough or sequestrum unless debrided.
• Hemoglobin less than 8 g/dl unless corrected.
• Those receiving NSAIDs, steroids or anti-mitotic drugs.
• Septicemia patients requiring urgent amputation.