Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Shorter Treatment Period Using Custom Felt Relief?

Helse Møre og Romsdal HF74 enrolled

Overview

The Surgical Outpatient Clinic at Molde Hospital has since 2015 offered specialized treatment for patients with diabetic foot ulcers. This treatment is given by an interdisciplinary diabetic foot ulcer team. The standard treatment for diabetic foot ulcers is relief, a method with good results. Although the treatment as usual gives good results, the team wants to optimize this treatment. By using custom felt relief for each patient, the treatment period might be reduced considerably. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate whether custom felt relief gives shorter processing time compared to standard relief treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 45 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 or 2 * has neuropathic wounds under the foot * understands and speaks Norwegian well * competent to give consent Exclusion Criteria: * responds to the filament glue and/or the tape used in treatment * in need of vascular surgery intervention * to be admitted to the hospital * in need of intravenously administered antibiotics due to wound infection.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

wound healing time in weeks

from the patients first visit (when the first felt dressing is applied) until the wound is healed

Time frame: 2-8 weeks

Central Contacts

Ida Gule

CONTACT

+47 71121926 Ida.Gule@helse-mr.no

Anne Marie Haag-Kvernberg, md