Status:

COMPLETED

Development and Testing of a New Generation of Diabetic Footwear

Lead Sponsor:

Staffordshire University

Collaborating Sponsors:

India Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr. A. Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals

Conditions:

Diabetes Complications

Diabetic Neuropathies

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This particular trial is looking to compare the effectiveness of two types of foot bed/ sole materials used within diabetic footwear.

Detailed Description

DiaBSmart as a project aims to generate, transfer and exchange the clinical, academic and production knowledge between the partners to create a new generation of diabetic footwear through a newly deve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosed with Diabetes by WHO criteria
  • Lack of sensation to 10 g monofilament or VPT \>25 V
  • Ability to walk independently for 10 m
  • No ambulatory status
  • No severe foot deformity like Charcot foot
  • Willingness to be assigned to randomisation of footwear
  • At least one palpable pedal pulse on each foot

Exclusion

  • Previous ulceration or current Trophic Ulcers
  • Active foot infection
  • Alzheimer and dementia and impaired cognitive function
  • Gross abnormality or Foot deformity requiring footbed customisation
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Hammer toes
  • Previous foot surgeries

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

82 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01816906

Start Date

April 1 2012

End Date

April 1 2014

Last Update

June 14 2019

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IDRF/ AR Hopsitals

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600008