NCT03088566

Implementation of the D-Foot at the Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 111 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Early identification of potential risk factors for the onset of diabetic foot ulcers are recommended. However, in a Swedish context, there has been no standardised routines to be used in the foot screening procedure. In this study a new standardised routine, the D-Foot, will be tested at the Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics. The usability of the web program will be tested.

Detailed description

The primary research questions are"how do patients with diabetes perceive the foot screening?" and "do the perception differ in the group that was foot screened by the use of the D-Foot compared to the group that was foot screened with conventional methods?"

Conditions

• Diabetic Foot

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	The D-Foot method	The D-Foot method is a standardised routine of foot screening. The D-Foot i web program aimed to be used on a surf plate.
PROCEDURE	Conventional foot screening	The foot screening is performed with clinical conventional methods.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-08-15
• Primary completion: 2017-12-15
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2017-03-23
• Last updated: 2022-05-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden