Status:
UNKNOWN
Pathology of Skin, Nerve and Vasculature in the Amputated Limb of Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Wound
Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-90 years
Brief Summary
1. To explore the pathology of nerve, vascular, and skin in the amputated leg 2. To diagnose small-fiber sensory neuropathy of the contralateral leg by investigating the skin intervention 3. To search...
Detailed Description
Diabetic foot occurs in 15% of diabetic population (3) and 15% of the diabetic foot patients end up with lower limb amputation. Peripheral neuropathy (sensory, motor and autonomic), peripheral vascula...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diabetic foot wound patient who underwent below-knee amputation
Exclusion
- Diabetic foot wound patient who couldn't receive below-knee amputation due to severe heart disease, high anesthetic risk.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00840164
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
October 17 2011
Active Locations (1)
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1
Plasty surgery department, National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 100