A multicentre prospective randomised controlled comparative parallel study of dehydrated human umbilical cord (EpiCord) allograft for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

• Published in: International wound journal Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 122 - 130
• Main Authors: Tettelbach, William, Cazzell, Shawn, Sigal, Felix, Caporusso, Joseph M., Agnew, Patrick S., Hanft, Jason, Dove, Cyaandi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Allografts - transplantation; Bandages, Hydrocolloid; chronic wounds; dehydrated human umbilical cord allograft; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetic Foot - surgery; diabetic foot ulcers; EpiCord; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Prospective Studies; Transplantation, Homologous - methods; Umbilical Cord - transplantation; Wound Healing - physiology; EpiCord; diabetic foot ulcers; dehydrated human umbilical cord allograft; chronic wounds

The aim of this study was to determine the safety and effectiveness of dehydrated human umbilical cord allograft (EpiCord) compared with alginate wound dressings for the treatment of chronic, non‐healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). A multicentre, randomised, controlled, clinical trial was conducted...