NCT01822717

Nonvisual Foot Inspection for People With Visual Impairment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to find out whether a method of nonvisual foot inspection, using the senses of touch and smell, helps people with diabetes and visual impairment to find new foot problems when they are in early, easily-treated stages. All people in the study had regular foot inspections by podiatrists. The results include how people feel about the method, whether they actually did check their feet it, and whether the method helped them to discover foot problems themselves.

Detailed description

Data gathered over the course of 1 year: * bimonthly phone calls to ask about foot care practices at home over the last week * a baseline comprehensive foot evaluation and 4 additional comprehensive evaluations every 3 months Qualitative data: \- Focus groups immediately after comprehensive diabetes self-management education, and 1 year later, to determine acceptability of foot care procedures and patient perceptions about effectiveness

Conditions

• Diabetes
• Visual Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nonvisual foot inspection	Teaching use of nonvisual senses (tactile and olfactory) to empower people with diabetes and visual impairment to perform a systematic self-examination of their own feet
BEHAVIORAL	Usual Care	Standard instructions for foot care for people with visual impairment include advice to have a sighted family member or friend check the person's feet regularly

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-09-01
• Completion: 2012-09-01
• First posted: 2013-04-02
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States