Status:
COMPLETED
Herbal Preparation Used as Adjuvant Therapy on Diabetic Ulcers
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Amputation
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Chronic foot ulcers occurring among diabetic patients are difficult to heal. The frequent elderly age with co-morbidities, vascular insufficiencies, peripheral neuropathies and super imposed infection...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Well Controlled diabetic state
- Presence of gangrene or non-healing ulcer in diabetic patients over the foot or feet. Infection should be well controlled.
- Good glycaemic control
Exclusion
- Pregnant women and women at risk of conception
- Patients taking digitalis glycosides
- Patients with abnormal liver function tests
- Patients with plasma creatinine great then 150 umol/l or unstable renal function
- Poorly controlled Diabetes Mellitus
- Uncontrolled infection
- History of adverse reaction to herbal medicine
- Unstable medical conditions
- Non-compliance with regime
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2000
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00393510
Start Date
November 1 2000
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
July 13 2010
Active Locations (2)
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1
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Prince of Wales hospital
Hong Kong, China
2
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kwong Wah Hospital
Hong Kong, China