A Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm Clinical Trial for Treatment of Complex Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Deep

Shawn Cazzell1, Peter M Moyer, Brian Samsell

  • 1Shawn Cazzell, DPM, FAPWCA, FAPWH, is Chief Medical Officer, Limb Preservation Platform, Fresno, California. Peter M. Moyer, DPM, FACFAS, AAPWCA, is Podiatrist, Purvis Moyer Foot and Ankle Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. At LifeNet Health, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Brian Samsell, BS, is Scientific Writer; Kimberly Dorsch, BS, CCRP, CRCP, is Director of Global Clinical Affairs; Julie McLean, PhD, is Senior Manager of Scientific Affairs; and Mark A. Moore, PhD, is Global Senior Director of Scientific Affairs. Acknowledgments: The authors thank Collin Smith for data analysis support. This study was funded by LifeNet Health, a nonprofit organization that processes the studied acellular dermal matrix. Dr Cazzell and Dr Moyer were among the clinical trial investigators for this study and received research funding. Mr Samsell, Ms Dorsch, Dr McLean, and Dr Moore are employees of LifeNet Health. All patient outcomes were evaluated solely by the investigators to minimize potential for bias. The authors have disclosed no other financial relationships related to this article. Submitted January 3, 2019; accepted in revised form March 8, 2019; published online ahead of print, July 9, 2019.

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