Cost-effectiveness of In-shoe Pressure Measurement for Therapeutic Shoes

NCT ID: NCT02061059

Last Updated: 2014-02-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-03-31

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is determine whether the use of plantar pressure measurements in the production of customized therapeutic footwear for patients with diabetes and a history of foot ulceration results in lower production costs and more pressure relief, compared to the standard production. A secondary objective is to explore if a difference in durability can be observed in pressure reduction and development of (pre-) ulcerative lesions between the shoes produced with and without plantar pressure measurements.

Detailed Description

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For each patient two pairs of shoes will be produced by two shoemakers, one using plantar pressure measurements and one according current standard production procedures. The patient will wear one of these two pairs of shoes during a period of 3 months.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus Polyneuropathies

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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group 1

group is assigned to "block 1": shoemaker 1 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 2 uses plantar pressure measurements.

group is assigned to "standard": wears shoes produced with standard procedure

Group Type OTHER

block 1

Intervention Type OTHER

shoemaker 1 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 2 uses plantar pressure measurements

standard

Intervention Type OTHER

patient wears shoes produced with standard method

group 2

group is assigned to "block 1": shoemaker 1 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 2 uses plantar pressure measurements

group is assigned to "with measurements": wears shoes produced with plantar pressure measurements

Group Type OTHER

block 1

Intervention Type OTHER

shoemaker 1 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 2 uses plantar pressure measurements

with measurements

Intervention Type OTHER

patient wears shoes produced with plantar pressure measurements

group 3

group is assigned to "block 2": shoemaker 2 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 1 uses plantar pressure measurements

group is assigned to "standard": wears shoes produced with standard procedure

Group Type OTHER

block 2

Intervention Type OTHER

shoemaker 2 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 1 uses plantar pressure measurements

standard

Intervention Type OTHER

patient wears shoes produced with standard method

group 4

group assigned to "block 2": shoemaker 2 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 1 uses plantar pressure measurements

group is assigned to "with measurements": wears shoes produced with plantar pressure measurements

Group Type OTHER

block 2

Intervention Type OTHER

shoemaker 2 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 1 uses plantar pressure measurements

with measurements

Intervention Type OTHER

patient wears shoes produced with plantar pressure measurements

Interventions

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block 1

shoemaker 1 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 2 uses plantar pressure measurements

Intervention Type OTHER

block 2

shoemaker 2 produces shoes according to standard methods, shoemaker 1 uses plantar pressure measurements

Intervention Type OTHER

standard

patient wears shoes produced with standard method

Intervention Type OTHER

with measurements

patient wears shoes produced with plantar pressure measurements

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diabetes
* neuropathy
* prescription of therapeutic footwear
* diabetic foot ulcer in the last 5 years
* receiving regular preventive foot care
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* peripheral arterial disease
* not motivated to wear therapeutic footwear
* active foot ulcer
* recent vascular intervention
* severe mobility impairment
* amputation more proximal than toes, except a single ray amputation is allowed.
* severe visual impairment
* active cancer
* severe cardiac/ pulmonary failure
* severe oedema
* chronic drug abuse
* severe psychiatric illness
* hospital admission at the time of inclusion
* any condition that may interfere with follow-up visits.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maastricht University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nicolaas C Schaper, PhD, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maastricht University Medical Center

Hans H Savelberg, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Maastricht University

Locations

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Maastricht University

Maastricht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Smeets Loopcomfort

Sittard, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

Central Contacts

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Tom Melai, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+31 43 3881398

Other Identifiers

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13-1-112.3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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