MDT Clinical Trials

Dayya, D., O’Neill, O., Habib, N., Moore, J., Iyer, K., & Huedo, T. B. (n.d.). Debridement of diabetic foot ulcers: Public health and clinical implications – a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Open Access.

Dehghan, O., Tabaie, S. M., Rafinejad, J., Toutounchi, M., Tiyuri, A., Azarmi, S., Esmaeeli Djavid, G., & Akbarzadeh, K. (2024). A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial for Comparison of Two Methods of Maggot Therapy, Free-Range Larvae and Larval-bag, in Diabetic Ulcer (Wagner 2). The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 23(1), 133–139. https://doi.org/10.1177/15347346211044295

Gaffari, J., Akbarzadeh, K., Baniardalani, M., Hosseini, R., Masoumi, S., Amiri, Z. S., Shabani Kordshouli, R., Rafinejad, J., & Dahmardehei, M. (2023). Larval therapy vs conventional silver dressings for full-thickness burns: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 21(1), 361. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03063-7

Malekian, A., Esmaeeli Djavid, G., Akbarzadeh, K., Soltandallal, M., Rassi, Y., Rafinejad, J., Rahimi Foroushani, A., Farhoud, A. R., Bakhtiary, R., & Totonchi, M. (2019). Efficacy of Maggot Therapy on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing, 46(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000000496

Mudge, E., Price, P., Neal, W., & Harding, K. G. (2014). A randomized controlled trial of larval therapy for the debridement of leg ulcers: Results of a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open, observer blind, parallel group study. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 22(1), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/wrr.12127

Nair, H. K., Ahmad, N. W., Ismail, A., Alabed, A. A. A., Zheming, B. O., Kaur, G., Hassan, H., & Supaat, N. I. (2021). Maggot debridement therapy to treat hard-to-heal diabetic foot ulcers: A single-centre study. Journal of Wound Care, 30(Sup12), S30–S36. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2021.30.Sup12.S30

Nezakati, E., Hasani, M. H., Zolfaghari, P., Rashidan, M., & Sohrabi, M. B. (2020). Effects of Lucilia sericata Maggot Therapy in Chronic Wound Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Chronic Wound Care Management and Research, 7, 11–17. https://doi.org/10.2147/CWCMR.S248149

Opletalová, K., Blaizot, X., Mourgeon, B., Chêne, Y., Creveuil, C., Combemale, P., Laplaud, A.-L., Sohyer-Lebreuilly, I., & Dompmartin, A. (2012). Maggot Therapy for Wound Debridement: A Randomized Multicenter Trial. Archives of Dermatology, 148(4), 432–438. https://doi.org/10.1001/archdermatol.2011.1895

Siavash, M., Najjarnezhad, A., Mohseni, N., Abtahi, S. M., Karimy, A., & Sabzevari, M. H. (2021). Efficacy of Maggot Debridement Therapy on Refractory Atypical Diabetic Foot Ulcers: An Open-Label Study. The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 20(4), 315–320. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534734620920403

Zarchi, K., & Jemec, G. B. (2012). The efficacy of maggot debridement therapy – a review of comparative clinical trials. International Wound Journal, 9(5), 469–477. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00919.x