Placental Cells for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Starting soon · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Diabetic Foot Ulcer

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to test the safety of placental stem cells to treat non-healing diabetic foot ulcers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07686094

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

12

Starts

2026-10-01

Expected to finish

2028-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM) - for at least 1 year
• Unilateral non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) > 2 cm2 and ≤ 4 cm2 (length × width) for at least four weeks despite Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist standard of care treatment (which can include total contact cast, knee high air cast, and/or compression wrap)
• No new diabetes medication for at least 2 weeks pre-treatment
• Subjects must be willing to avoid steroids for the week prior to procedure day

You may not qualify if…

• Clinical signs of active infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy less than 7 days prior to enrollment.
• Radiographic or clinical evidence of active and untreated osteomyelitis at the target ulcer site. Current use of systemic immunosuppressive therapy, including chronic corticosteroids (equivalent to >10 mg/day prednisone for >14 days).
• Hemoglobin (Hgb) A1C >12.0 at screening or time in range for the blood glucose level (TIR) less than 30%. Hb A1c should not be used for patient with hypoalbuminemia or anemia in the past 3 months and for patients with Chronic Kidney disease stage 4. For patients who have Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), instead of Hb A1c, TIR (time in range) less than 30 % will be used.
• Patients who are unable / unwilling to tolerate an effective offloading approach. This includes total contact cast, soft felted cast or knee high fracture boot.
• Current alcohol or substance abuse that, in the opinion of the investigators, would interfere with study participation.
• Active malignancy or malignancy related limb amputation.
• Women that are pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study.
• Patients with albumin levels less than 3.5 or prealbumin levels less than 18.
• Subjects with any conditions that the clinical Investigator believes may jeopardize the safety of the patient to participate in the trial.
• Severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) less than 0.5) or TCOM (Transcutaneous Oximetry Measurement) less than 40 mmHg.
• TWSB > 30 cm2 (total wound surface burden)

Where it is running

• Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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