Clinical Trials of Footwear in Patients With Diabetes-Study Arm 2,3

January 20, 2009 updated by: US Department of Veterans Affairs
This is a randomized clinical trial to: (1) Determine the extent to which custom made study shoes will reduce the incidence of reulceration in diabetic individuals with prior history of foot ulcers, and (2) Estimate costs of ulcer prevention using these strategies.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a randomized clinical trial to: (1) Determine the extent to which custom made study shoes will reduce the incidence of reulceration in diabetic individuals with prior history of footulcers, and (2) Estimate costs of ulcer prevention using these strategies. Patients from the Seattle VA (n=214) and Group Health Cooperative (n=213) will be randomly assigned to one of two study arms. They are: (1) patients wearing study shoes and premolded polyurethane insoles and (2) the control group of patients wearing their own footwear.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

427

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States
        • VAMC, Seattle, WA

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Diabetics with foot ulcerations

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

  • John Fryer, Ph.D. Asst. Director, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service
  • Wijegupta Ellepola, Program Analyst, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2001

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2001

First Posted (Estimate)

March 16, 2001

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 21, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2009

Last Verified

January 1, 2001

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • A2443R

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