NCT04055064

The Effects of Nutrition Supplementation and Education on the Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU)

Evaluating the Effects of Improving Nutritional Intake on Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 29 (actual)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall aim of this study was to assess the effects of nutritional supplementation and education on the healing of foot ulcers in diabetic patients. The hypothesis was that improving dietary intake can promote wound healing by improving nutritional status, blood flow, and decreasing inflammatory biomarkers while increasing anti-inflammatory factors.

Conditions

• Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	glucose control nutritional shake, nutrition education	Participants in the treatment group were educated about improving their diet by consuming more low-fat high-quality protein sources, vegetables, complex carbohydrates and less simple carbohydrates. They were also instructed to consume two servings (474 ml) of a commercially produced Glucose Control Nutritional Shake between meals throughout the day for 12 weeks or until complete healing. The supplements provided a total of 500 kilocalories, 28 grams of high-quality protein and essential vitamins and minerals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-23
• Primary completion: 2018-05-09
• Completion: 2018-05-09
• First posted: 2019-08-13
• Last updated: 2019-08-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States