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. 2020 May 4;6(5):e03929. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03929

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for patient selection.

Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
  • People with Type II Diabetes mellitus between the ages of 18 and 70 with an ulcer with at least 4 weeks duration.

  • Hb1c of less than 13 %.

  • Index foot ulcer located on the plantar, medial, or lateral aspect of the foot (including all toe surfaces), and wound area (length∗width) measurement between 0.5 cmˆ2 and 20 cmˆ2, inclusive.

  • Wounds located under a Charcot deformity has to be free of acute changes and went through appropriate structural consolidation.

  • Wagner Grade II or III ulcer.

  • The protocol requires that post-debridement, the ulcer would be free of necrotic debris, foreign bodies, or sinus tracts.

  • Non invasive vascular testing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI).

  • Physical examination (Including a Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test for neuropathy).

  • Blood tests to be obtained (CBC, HbA1c)

  • Approved, informed, signed consent to be obtained from each patient.

  • Patient currently enrolled in another investigative device or drug trial or previously enrolled (within the last 30 days) in an investigative research of a device or a pharmaceutical agent.

  • Ulcer area decreased >50% during the seven-day screening period.

  • Ulcer is due to a non-diabetic etiology.

  • Evidence of gangrene in ulcer or on any part of the foot.

  • Patient is currently receiving or has received radiation or chemotherapy within the last 3 months of randomization.

  • Patient has received growth factor therapy within 7 days of randomization.

  • Screening platelets count <100∗ 10ˆ9/L.

  • Patient is undergoing renal dialysis, or has a known immune insufficiency, known abnormal platelets activation disorder (i.e. Grey Platelet Syndrome, Liver Disease, Active Cancer), eating/nutritional, hematologic, collagen vascular disease, rheumatic disease, or bleeding disorder.

  • History of peripheral vascular repair within 30 days of randomization.

  • Patient is known to have a physiological, developmental, physical, emotional, or social disorder, or any other situation that may interfere with their compliance with the study requirements and/or the healing of the ulcer.

  • History of alcohol or drug abuse within the last year prior to randomization.

  • Patient has inadequate venous access for blood withdraw.