standard treatment associated with phage therapy versus placebo for diabetic foot ulcers infected by s. aureus

Conditions: Diabetic Foot; Staphylococcal Infections

Summary: the primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of standard treatment associated with a topical anti-staphylococcal bacteriophage cocktail versus standard treatment plus placebo for diabetic foot ulcers monoinfected by methicillin-resistant or susceptible s. aureus (mrsa or mssa) as measured by the relative reduction in wound surface area (%) at 12 weeks.

the secondary objectives of this study are: a. to compare the two study arms in terms of treatment safety and tolerance throughout the study. b. to compare the two study arms in terms of further changes in wound healing at weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. c. to describe the changes in the resistance and virulence of s. aureus (if present in the wound) from baseline to week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any) and at week 12 if the wound is still not healed. d. to describe in the two study arms the antibiotic resistance status of other bacteria isolated from wounds at week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any) and at week 12 if the wound is still not healed. e. to describe in the two study arms changes in wound microbiota from baseline to week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any) and at week 12 if the wound is still not healed. f. to describe the production of anti-phage antibodies during the topical treatment: baseline and week 4, at modification of the first-line treatment or new antibiotic prescription (if any), and at week 12. g. creation of a biobank for future ancillary studies (including, but not limited to, cytokine levels and cellular immune responses): days 0 and week 4, as well as week 12.

Eligibility criteria:
participant pre-inclusion criteria: * the patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * the patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * the patient is at least 18 years old * the patient has type 1 or type 2 diabetes * the patient is hospitalized/consulting in a participating centre * the patient has a wound below the ankle that has be evolving for \>2 weeks * the target wound is classified as p (1 or 2), e (1-30 cm\^2), d (2), i (2) and s (1 or 2) according to the pedis classification participant final inclusion criteria: * the patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * the patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * the patient is at least 18 years old * the patient has type 1 or type 2 diabetes * the patient is hospitalized/consulting in a participating centre * the patient has a wound below the ankle that has be evolving for \>2 weeks * the target wound is classified as p (1 or 2), e (1-30 cm\^2), d (2), i (2) and s (1 or 2) according to the pedis classification * the patient's wound is mono-infected with staphylococcus aureus (mrsa or mssa) participant pre-exclusion criteria: * the patient is participating in, or has participated in over the past three months, another trial * the patient is participating in, or has participated in over the past three months, another study that may interfere with the results or conclusions of this study * the patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * the patient is under judicial protection, or is an adult under guardianship * it is impossible to correctly inform the patient * the patient refuses to sign the consent * the patient is pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding participant final exclusion criteria: * the patient is participating in, or has participated in over the past three months, another trial * the patient is participating in, or has participated in over the past three months, another study that may interfere with the results or conclusions of this study * the patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * the patient is under judicial protection, or is an adult under guardianship * it is impossible to correctly inform the patient * the patient refuses to sign the consent * the patient is pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding * patients who have received antibiotics within the 7 days preceding inclusion * patients with diabetic foot wounds associated with clinical or radiographic signs of arthritis or osteomyelitis\* * patients with diabetic foot wounds associated with critical limb ischemia according to p = grade 3 in the pedis classification * patients whose wound is infected by a pathogen other than s. aureus (includes multi-infections) according to bacteriological sampling performed at the pre-inclusion visit

Keywords: phage therapy