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The global prevalence of diabetes is on the rise and with it increase in prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). These recalcitrant wounds are difficult to manage and pose a heavy economic burden. Photobiomodulation (low level laser) is used for acceleration of wound healing. The current study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of B-cure laser, a home-use low-level laser device, for acceleration of diabetic foot ulcer healing over standard treatment.
Patients with diabetic foot ulcers will receive standard treatment and in addition will be randomly allocated to receive either active or sham laser device to self treat at home. The patient's wound will be evaluated every 2 weeks. Adverse events will be documented. The study hypothesis is that B-Cure laser treatments as an adjunct therapy to standard treatment, applied, at home, by the patient or personal care-giver, can accelerate diabetic foot ulcers healing compared to standard treatment alone.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-Cure Laser Pro | Experimental | Subjects from the B-Cure Laser Pro group will receive standard care and in addition will self-treat at home daily with the B-Cure device. |
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| Sham laser | Sham Comparator | Subjects from the Sham laser group will receive standard care and in addition will self-treat at home daily with the sham B-Cure device. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| B-Cure Laser Pro | Device | The B-Cure Laser Pro is a portal, non-invasive low-level laser therapy device, that emits light in the near infrared (808nm) over an area of 1X4.5 cm2 with power output of 250mW, and energy dose of 5J/min |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of complete (100%) wound closure | Complete re-epithelialization without drainage | Up to 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Time to complete (100%) wound closure | Time to complete re-epithelialization without drainage | Up to 3 months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Rose Raizman, MSc, MScN | Contact | +1-416-8862328 | shoshray@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Rose Raizman, MSc, MScN | Scarborough Health Network | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Scarborough Health Network ; Centenary Site | Recruiting | Toronto | Ontario | M1E 4B9 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D017719 | Diabetic Foot |
| ID | Term |
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| D003925 | Diabetic Angiopathies |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D016523 | Foot Ulcer |
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Single center, Prospective, Double Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Parallel Group, Superiority comparison
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The active and sham devices are externally identical and emit the same guiding light. The only difference is that the sham does not emit the therapeutic near infrared rays. However, since near infrared laser light is invisible to the human eye, the treatment allocation cannot be determined.
| Sham laser | Device | The sham laser device is externally identical to the B-Cure Laser Pro and emit the same guiding light, but does not emit the therapeutic near infrared rays |
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| D007871 |
| Leg Ulcer |
| D012883 | Skin Ulcer |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D048909 | Diabetes Complications |
| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D003929 | Diabetic Neuropathies |