Journal of Diabetic Complications & Medicine

Menachem Oberbaum

Publications

• Research Article
  A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of IZN 6D4 for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  Author(s): Menachem Oberbaum and Jonathan RosenblumMenachem Oberbaum and Jonathan Rosenblum
  
  Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which can affect up to 15% of individuals with diabetes, remain a major unmet medical need. Left untreated, DFU seriously impact on quality of life and level of function. Conventional treatment is costly and often ineffective. In severe cases, patients with DFU may undergo painful amputations. IZN 6D4 is an impregnated hydrogel containing active pharmaceutical ingredients that have both wound-healing promoting and anti-inflammatory activities This is an observational human clinical trial study involving 15 patients treated with IZN 6D4. Subjects in the study had DFU which were categorized as being at stage 1A or greater using the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio scale (UTHSC) grading system. Treatment lasted 21 days, and during the course of the study, patches were applied every 3-4 days. Response to therapy was measured by extent and .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2475-3211.1000115

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