Management of Diabetic Patients With Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy (Charcot Foot) : Descriptive Study in Diabetic-foot Centers

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes1,160 enrolled

Overview

Despite the prominence of diabetes prevalence (more than 8% of the world population in 2012) and its expected increase in the next 15 years, Charcot foot remains a widely unknown diabetes complication. At this day, there is no national guidelines about diagnosis and treatment of this complication, which is known to alter life quality and to increase risk of foot ulceration and mortality in diabetics. Through this descriptive multicentric study, we will investigate the Charcot foot cares in diabetic-foot centers in France and Belgium.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,160

Conditions

Diabetic Foot Neuroarthropathy Charcot

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The patient has received written information about the study and did not oppose to participate * The patient is affiliated to a health insurance programme * The patient is at least 18 years old * The patient is admitted to hospitalization or consultation * The patient is diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus * The patient is diagnosed with acute or chronic osteo-neuroarthropathy Exclusion Criteria: * The patient participates in another interventional study * The patient refuses to participate

Locations (2)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Charcot foot's diagnostic criteria

triggering factors : yes/no acute symptoms : : yes/no chronic symptoms : yes/no Presence of associated soft tissue infection : yes/no Presence of an associated bone infection : yes/no examinations performed to confirm the diagnosis of Charcot : yes/no

Time frame: inclusion visit

Description Charcot foot's treatment

Discharge used in acute phase and/or in case of wound : yes/no Shoes used in chronic phase : yes/no

Time frame: inclusion visit

Secondary Outcomes

Number of Charcot foot

To determine diabetic patients' number with acute or chronic Charcot foot cared in diabetic-foot center in France and Belgium over a year (estimation of Charcot foot's incidence in diabetic-foot centers).

Time frame: inclusion visit

Surgery of Charcot foot

To identify which diabetic-foot centers propose surgical management in Charcot foot, to describe the type of surgery and the indications of surgical treatment.

Time frame: inclusion visit

participation to a register of Charcot foot : yes/no

Time frame: inclusion visit