Repeated Educational Intervention for the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers in High-risk Patients

January 12, 2021 updated by: Edoardo Mannucci, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

Patient Education for the Prevention of Lower Limb Ulcers in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Validation of an Educational Intervention Repeated Every Three Months for 2 Years.

Following a prior observation that a brief structured group educational intervention is effective for the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers in high-risk patients, but that the efficacy decreases over the time, this study is designed to verify the effect of a repetition of the educational intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

89

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

      • Florence, Italy, 50134
        • Diabetologia AOU Careggi

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Either diabetic neuropathy or previous foot ulcer

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Arteriopathy of lower limbs, with ABI<0.8 or needing revascularization

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Repeated educational intervention
Repetition every 6 months of a group educational session
Repetition twice a year of a 2-h group session educating patients at foot hygiene and ulcer prevention
Active Comparator: Control group
Initial single group educational session, with no repetition
Single 2-h group session educating patients at foot hygiene and ulcer prevention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incidence of foot ulcers
Time Frame: 24 months
24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incidence of foot ulcers
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
incidence of foot ulcers
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 10, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

July 10, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 1, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 1, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

June 13, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 14, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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