Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sodium Bemiparin for Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00448903 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 19, 2007
Last Update Posted : March 17, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Foot Ulcer, Diabetic | Drug: Bemiparin Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 329 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Multicentric, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Bemiparin Sodium as Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
Study Start Date : | March 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2010 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: A
Bemiparin
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Drug: Bemiparin
Bemiparin sodium
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: 2
Placebo
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Drug: Placebo
Sodium Chloride 0,9%
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- total healing with intact skin or a significant improvement defined as a reduction of ulcer area > or = 50% or one degree reduction on Wagner Classification. [ Time Frame: 90 day ]
- incidence of major bleeding and the incidence of adverse events. [ Time Frame: 210 day ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients over 18 years old who have given their informed consent to participate in the study.
- Patients with type I or II Diabetes Mellitus (ADA Criteria).
- Presence of chronic neuropathic inframalleolar diabetic foot ulcer (starting at least 2 months before), grade I or II on Wagner Classification, without significant improvement (reduction of ulcer area > or = 25%) within the past 15 days prior to inclusion.
- Ulcer size equal or bigger than 0.64 cm2 using the following formula: [Major axis] x [Minor axis]
- Ankle-brachial index (ABI) > or = 0,7
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with clinical symptoms of limb-threatening or life-threatening infection
- Presence of bone exposure at the bottom of the ulcer and/or bone palpation by catheter and/or presence of radiological signs of pathological fractures and/or bone sequesters
- Ankle-brachial index (ABI) <0,7
- Subjects with arterial calcification (ABI > 1,3) with negative tibial and foot pulse that for any cause the Toe/Arm index (T/A) cannot be measured by plethysmography (photoplethysmography or strain-gauge)
- Subjects with arterial calcification (ABI > 1,3) with negative tibial and foot pulse and with T/A index < 0,55 measured by plethysmography (photoplethysmography or strain-gauge)
- Patients with hematological disorders, organic lesions susceptible to bleeding (e.g. active peptic ulcer, stroke, aneurysms), severe arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure over 200 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure over 120 mmHg).
- Patients with severe renal failure (creatinine clearance <30 ml/min) or hepatic insufficiency (AST and/or ALT values >5 times the normal value established by the reference ranges of the local hospital laboratory).
- Patients with connective tissue disease
- Acute bacterial endocarditis or slow endocarditis.
- Patients with antithrombin deficit and C and S protein deficit.
- Patients with HbA1C > 12%.
- Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding, or with the possibility of becoming pregnant during the study.
- Known hypersensitivity to LMWH, heparin or substances of porcine origin.
- Patients with a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
- Patients on treatment with anticoagulant therapy at inclusion time or in the past 15 days.
- Patients on treatment with pentoxifiline at inclusion time or in the past 30 days.
- Patients on treatment with systemic corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy at inclusion time or in the past 3 months.
- Patients on treatment with beclapermin at inclusion time or in the past 15 days.
- Patients that have suffered a revascularization or endovascular surgery two months prior to inclusion
- Patients with a life expectancy less than 6 months.
- Patients that cannot complete the scheduled follow-up visits or are not able to complete the study period.
- Patients who are participating in another clinical trial or have done it in the past 30 days.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00448903
Croatia | |
CROATIA | |
Zagreb, Croatia | |
Poland | |
POLAND | |
Warsaw, Poland | |
Romania | |
ROMANIA | |
Timisoara, Romania | |
Russian Federation | |
RUSSIA | |
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation | |
Serbia | |
SERBIA | |
Belgrade, Serbia | |
Spain | |
SPAIN | |
Madrid, Spain |
Study Chair: | JR March, MD | Getafe Hospital, E-28905 Getafe (Madrid) Spain | |
Study Chair: | J Marinel-lo, MD | Mataró Hospital, E-08304 Mataro (Barcelona) Spain | |
Study Chair: | R Gómez Medialdea, MD | Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, E-29010 Malaga, Spain |
Responsible Party: | Rovi Pharmaceuticals Laboratories, Medical Department |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00448903 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ROV-BEM-2006-01 2006-005201-60 |
First Posted: | March 19, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 17, 2011 |
Last Verified: | May 2010 |
diabetic foot ulcer bemiparin |
neuropathy neuroishemic diabetes |
Diabetic Foot Foot Ulcer Ulcer Pathologic Processes Diabetic Angiopathies Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Leg Ulcer Skin Ulcer |
Skin Diseases Diabetes Complications Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Diabetic Neuropathies Foot Diseases Bemiparin Anticoagulants |