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Standard Treatment Associated With Phage Therapy Versus Placebo for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Infected by S. Aureus

Comparison of the Efficacy of Standard Treatment Associated With Phage Therapy Versus Standard Treatment Plus Placebo for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Monoinfected by Staphylococcus Aureus: a Randomized, Multi-centre, Controlled, 2-parallel-group, Double-blind, Superiority Trial

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02664740
Acronym
PhagoPied
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-01-27
Start date
2026-09-01
Completion date
2028-11-01
Last updated
2026-03-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Diabetic Foot, Staphylococcal Infections

Keywords

Phage Therapy

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of standard treatment associated with a topical anti-staphylococcal bacteriophage cocktail versus standard treatment plus placebo for diabetic foot ulcers monoinfected by methicillin-resistant or susceptible S. aureus (MRSA or MSSA) as measured by the relative reduction in wound surface area (%) at 12 weeks.

Detailed description

The secondary objectives of this study are: A. To compare the two study arms in terms of treatment safety and tolerance throughout the study. B. To compare the two study arms in terms of further changes in wound healing at weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. C. To describe the changes in the resistance and virulence of S. aureus (if present in the wound) from baseline to week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any) and at week 12 if the wound is still not healed. D. To describe in the two study arms the antibiotic resistance status of other bacteria isolated from wounds at week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any) and at week 12 if the wound is still not healed. E. To describe in the two study arms changes in wound microbiota from baseline to week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any) and at week 12 if the wound is still not healed. F. To describe the production of anti-phage antibodies during the topical treatment: baseline and week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any), and at week 12. G. Creation of a biobank for future ancillary studies (including, but not limited to, cytokine levels and cellular immune responses): days 0 and week 4, as well as week 12.

Interventions

DRUGTopical anti-Staphylococcus bacteriophage therapy

Patients randomized to the experimental arm will receive sterile compress dressings impregnated with a phage solution of 10\^7 PFU/ml on days 0, 7 and 14 (unless the wound is already healed, i.e. phage solutions are not applied to healed wounds).

DRUGTopical placebo corresponding to anti-Staphylococcus bacteriophage therapy

Patients randomized to the placebo arm will receive sterile compress dressings impregnated with a placebo solution on days 0, 7 and 14 (unless the wound is already healed, i.e. placebo solutions are not applied to healed wounds).

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Lead SponsorOTHER
Phaxiam Therapeutics
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Participant pre-inclusion criteria: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is at least 18 years old * The patient has type 1 or type 2 diabetes * The patient is hospitalized/consulting in a participating centre * The patient has a wound below the ankle that has be evolving for \>2 weeks * The patient has a neuropathic foot wound, classified S (0 or 1), I (0 or 1), N (1), B (1), A (0 or1) and D (1) according to the SINBAD classification, * without ischaemia or with non-critical ischaemia defined by: ankle arterial pressure \> 50 mm Hg or toe systolic arterial pressure \> 30 mm Hg or TcpO2 \> 30 mm Hg ) * with a surface area ≥ 0,5 cm2 * With IWGDF/IDSA grade 2 or 3 infection without osteomyelitis (normal radiography\*) * Females of childbearing potential or Sexually active males with partner of childbearing potential: commitment to consistently and correctly use an acceptable method of birth control (oral, transdermal, systemic or implant contraception birth control, intrauterine devices) for 1 month after the last study drug administration * Negative pregnancy test must be obtained before starting any experimental drug * Females of non-childbearing potential: either surgically sterilized or at least 1 year postmenopausal (amenorrhea duration at least 12 months) Participant final inclusion criteria: * The patient has a neuropathic foot wound: * Classified S (0 or 1), I (0 or 1), N (1), B (1), A (0 or1) and D (1) according to the SINBAD classification, * without ischaemia or with non-critical ischaemia defined by: ankle arterial pressure \> 50 mm Hg or toe systolic arterial pressure \> 30 mm Hg or TcpO2 \> 30 mm Hg ) * with a surface area ≥ 0,5 cm2 * With IWGDF/IDSA grade 2 or 3 infection without osteomyelitis * The patient's wound is monoinfected by methicillin-resistant or susceptible S. aureus (MSSA or MRSA ), or infected by MSSA or MRSA and other bacteria (a total of 3 bacteria when accounting for MSSA or MRSA) * The Phagogram of the patient demonstrated that the strains are susceptible to at least one phage(PP1493 and/or PP1815). Participant pre-

Exclusion criteria

* The patient is participating in, or has participated in over the past three months, another trial * The patient is participating in, or has participated in over the past three months, another study that may interfere with the results or conclusions of this study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection, or is an adult under guardianship * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient refuses to sign the consent * The patient is pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding. Patients should not be enrolled if they plan to become pregnant during the treatment period and 1 month after the last administration of study drug * Women/Men refusing to use an effective contraception during and1 month after the last administration of study drug Participant final

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The relative reduction in wound surface area (%)12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Immediate SafetyDay 0, 1 hour after application of experimental dressingThe presence/absence of the following symptoms during each 1 hour observation periods following the application of each experimental wound dressing: local side effects (local rash onset or worsening of local inflammatory signs) and general symptoms (vital signs, fever, rash, arthralgia, gastro-intestinal symptoms...) will be performed.
The number of MedDRA coded Adverse Events per patientthroughout the study; 12 weeks
The presence/absence of abnormal laboratory resultsthroughout the study; 12 weeks
Wound surface area2 weeks
Wound depth2 weeks
Time to healingcensored at 12 weeks
The % of completely healed wounds12 weeks
Classification of Staphylococcus isolates as MSSA or MRSA resistant4 weeksMSSA: Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus What is reported is a binary result: isolates are classified as either "MSSA" or "MRSA"
Classification of Staphylococcus isolates according to clonal complexes (virulence classification)4 weeks
Presence/absence of non-Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that are antibiotic-resistantweek 0
Wound microbiota: OTU richnessweek 0OTU: Operational Taxonomic Unit
Wound microbiota: Shannon's Diversityweek 0
Wound microbiota: Functional richnessweek 0
Wound microbiota: Functional diversityweek 0
Wound microbiota: the relative abundance of Staphylococcus relative to other bacteria in the woundweek 0
Wound microbiota: the number of Staphylococcus strains in a woundweek 0
Wound microbiota: the relative abundance of Staphylococcus aureus relative to other bacteria in the woundweek 0
Wound microbiota: the relative abundance of Staphylococcus aureus relative to other Staphylococcus in the woundweek 0
Wound microbiota: ordination scores on each of two principal components extracted from UniFrac distances between all bacterial samples taken during the studyweek 0
The presence/absence of anti-phage antibodies in plasma samplesweek 0

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTAlbert Sotto, MD, PhD
albert.sotto@chu-nimes.fr+33.(0)6.09.56.66.55
CONTACTChristophe Masseguin, PhD
christophe.masseguin@chu-nimes.fr+33.(0)4.66.68.68.36
STUDY_DIRECTORAlbert Sotto, MD, PhD

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 21, 2026