IRCT2014060415574N3.

Trial name or title	Effect of platelet dressing on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers compared with routine dressing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers Shahid Beheshti Hospital
Methods	Open‐label, parallel‐group, randomised study
Participants	Country: Iran Number randomised (patients): 60 Wound aetiology: diabetic foot ulcers Age: 18 year and older Sex: male and female Inclusion criteria: Diabetic patients with foot ulcers who entered is stage 1 or 2 foot ulcer. Platelet count equal to or greater than 100,000. Haemoglobin equal or greater 10 g/dL Exclusion criteria: Use of medications that suppress the immune system. Clotting problems. Signs of sepsis
Interventions	Experimental: After preparing the PRP, 5 cc of it will be used for wound dressing using a 5 cc syringe we pour the PRP on the sterile gauze ant put it on the wound covering with sterile gauze. This PRP dressing will remain for 3 days on the wound Comparator: After debridement, the wound will be irrigated with normal saline and sterile gauze dressing. Dressing change daily Wounds will be evaluated on days 7, 14 and 21 by a digital camera that gets pictures from the wounds from 30 cm distance
Outcomes	Primary outcome: Platelet dressing Secondary outcomes: Depth of wound. Duration of wound healing. Wound area. Wound healing Timepoint of all measures: Days 1, 7, 14 and 21. Method of measurement: by checklist
Starting date	19/11/2014
Contact information	Mohammad Afshar; afshar_m_1343@yahoo.com; mohammad.afshar@modares.ac.ir
Notes	Founding: Vice chancellor for research, Kashan University of Medical Sciences