Study of the Efficacy of PedyPhar® Ointment on the Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Clinical Trial

— PED111  

Official title:

Study of the Efficacy of Topical Application of Royal Jelly and Panthenol (PedyPhar® Ointment) on the Diabetic Foot Ulcers, An Open Label, Randomized, Non-placebo-controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01531517
• Other study ID #: Pedyphar2012
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: February 6, 2012
• Last updated: February 19, 2015
• Start date: July 2011
• Est. completion date: July 2013

Study information

• Verified date: February 2012
• Source: European Egyptian Pharmaceutical Industries
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Egypt: Ministry of Health and Population
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 47
• Est. completion date: July 2013
• Est. primary completion date: July 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

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.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetic Foot
• Diabetic Foot Ulcer
• Foot Ulcer
• Ulcer

Intervention

Drug:
• Royal Jelly and Panthenol (PedyPhar® Ointment)
the following will be done to each patient depending on the number of the visit: Assessment of the patient for inclusion/exclusion criteria Informed consent process Medical history of the patient Blood withdrawn for investigation Drainage of the ulcer if there is a collection Revascularization as needed and indicated by APSV done at visit 0. Swab from the ulcer for culture and micro-organism count: on detailed visits only. Debridement as needed. Dressing: Inspection and assessment of the ulcer Irrigation using 500 ml of saline or as required. Drying of the ulcer (leave to dry) Spread a layer of 3 - 5 mm of PedyPhar on a dressing and then apply the dressing to the ulcer Fix the dressing to the ulcer
• Panthenol Ointment
the following will be done to each patient depending on the number of the visit: Assessment of the patient for inclusion/exclusion criteria Informed consent process Medical history of the patient Blood withdrawn for investigation Drainage of the ulcer if there is a collection Revascularization as needed and indicated by APSV done at visit 0. Swab from the ulcer for culture and micro-organism count: on detailed visits only. Debridement as needed. Dressing: Inspection and assessment of the ulcer Irrigation using 500 ml of saline or as required. Drying of the ulcer (leave to dry) Spread a layer of 3 - 5 mm of Panthenol on a dressing and then apply the dressing to the ulcer Fix the dressing to the ulcer

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Alexandria University Hospitals	Alexandria
Egypt	Cairo University Hospitals	Alexandria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
European Egyptian Pharmaceutical Industries

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Healing of the Ulcer		within 5 months or complete healing whichever comes first	No
Secondary	reduction of infection in the ulcer site		5 months	No
Secondary	local reaction that may be due to study drug		5 months	Yes