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Efficacy of maggot therapy on diabetic foot ulcers

Comparison of the effectiveness of maggot therapy in removing necrotic tissues and pathogenic bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers in grade of Wagner 2

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170723035248N2
Enrollment
56
Registered
2018-03-21
Start date
2018-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

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Conditions

Diabetic foot ulcer. Chronic ulcer of skin NOS

Interventions

Sponsors

Ghoum University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have at least one diabetic foot ulcer (grade s, Wagners’ classification). Patients who have not osteomeyelies. Patients who have not need to be hospitalized. Patients who have not acute or other chronic diseases. Patients who have not need anticoagulant or steroid pharmaceutics. Patients who have ?not addicted to alcohol or opium.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have sever diseases such as heart disorders and so on during maggot Therapy. Patients who have sever pain during maggot Therapy. Patients who get sever and un-controlled fever during maggot therapy. Patients with maceration around the wound after each interval of maggot therapy. Patients who need emergent hospitalization during or after of each interval of maggot therapy. Patients who take bleeding during maggot therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Measuring surface of necrotic tissue. Timepoint: 48 and 96 hours after treatment. Method of measurement: photographing and measuring by MATLAB 1.6, the mathworks Inc, natic, ma, 2000.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Bacterial infections, Staphilococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Timepoint: 48 and 96 hours after treatment. Method of measurement: culturing of samples in laboratory.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbedin Saghafipour

Ghoum University of Medical Sciences

asaghafi@muq.ac.ir+98 25 3784 2228

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026