Effect of Local Application of Boron on Diabetic Foot Ulcers

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Boron as a naturally occurring element has some metabolic and inflammatory actions. The antibacterial activity against gram negative bacteria is also known. Boron deficiency is shown to be related with impaired wound bone healing in rats. Therefore, special wound care formulas containing boron may have some positive effect on wound healing of the patients with diabetic foot ulcers.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
• Treatments: Boron; PENTA; Tetrahydrozoline

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• diabetic food ulcer classified byInternational Working Group of the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) as grade 1 and 2

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous vascular surgery on the side that the ulcer is present

• uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

• presence of osteitis, abscess, osteomyelitis, gangrene on the side that the ulcer is present

• diabetic food ulcer classified byInternational Working Group of the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) as grade 3