FOot CAre and Exercises ImplementatioN for People With Diabetes in Primary Care

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

356 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-01

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

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The main objective of this type 2 hybrid implementation effectiveness trial is to implement a contextually appropriate preventive intervention for 12 weeks face to face group foot and ankle exercises for people with diabetic foot in the primary care of the city of Limeira/SP, through the training of Primary Care workers. The study will monitor the implementation itself and the clinical outcomes: clinical and functional status and quality of life.

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Detailed Description

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The study is a type 2 hybrid implementation effectiveness trial, whose objective is to simultaneously test the clinical intervention and the implementation strategy. The study will take place in 4 phases, the first being pre-implementation, whose objective is to gather information about local characteristics, barriers and facilitators, and constitute the implementation team. During the second phase, the implementation team will be responsible for structuring the actions for the implementation of the intervention, adapting it to the context defined in phase 1, developing strategies for the training of primary care workers. In phase 3, we will implement the intervention either using a software or a booklet for people with diabetes and we will monitor the participants' diabetes-related, functional and quality of life outcomes after the 12 weeks of intervention. Reach, adoption and implementation will be evaluated using the RE-AIM tool. In phase 4 - \_maintenance - \_the municipality will be responsible for maintaining, expanding and improving the changes achieved, promoting the sharing of experience with other public and private institutions, facilitating the diffusion of similar programs. Specifically in the phase 3, a randomized controlled trial will be performed with 356 patients with diabetic neuropathy. The participants will be randomly assigned into either a control group (recommended foot care by international consensus with no foot exercises) or an intervention group that will perform face to face exercises, supervised by physiotherapists for 12-weeks. The subjects will be evaluated in 2 different times to access the effect of the intervention: baseline and 12 weeks, for all outcomes. The following outcomes will be assessed in all times: (1) diabetic neuropathy symptoms by Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument, (2) range of motion of the ankle and first metatarsophalangeal joint, (3) fuzzy score of the neuropathy severity, (4) Time up and go, (5) hallux and toes strength (by a pressure plate measurement , (6) hallux strength (by the enhanced paper grip test),(7) ulcers and pre-ulcerative lesions and (8) quality of life (EQ-5D). The hypothesis of this study is that the intervention will reduce the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, increase the strength of the foot muscles, decrease the severity of the diabetic neuropathy (fuzzy score), decrease the number of neuropathy symptoms, as well increase range of motion, functionality and quality of life.

Conditions

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Diabetes; Neuropathy, Polyneuropathy (Manifestation)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallel Assignment Assignment

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention group

Patients in the intervention group will perform face to face foot-related exercises for 12 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Foot-related exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Face to face foot-related exercises, supervised by physiotherapist and based in the specific software (Sistema de Orientação do Pé diabético, SOPED) and or booklet, in addition to self-care recommendations and foot care by international consensus. The maximum duration of a session is 40 min and should be be performed 1-2 times/week. The subject should warm-up the foot-ankle and then start exercising in the order suggested by the physiotherapist. The foot exercises progresses from one set with 30 repetitions in a sitting position, to exercising standing, then performing the exercise on one foot only. Other progression criterion is to increase the number of sets performed. The effort scale regulates the individual effort for his/her progression.

Control group

Participants in the control group will not receive any specific intervention in addition to the treatment recommended by the health professionals team (doctors, nurses, podiatrists), which includes pharmacological treatment, and self-care recommendations and foot care by international consensus.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Foot-related exercises

Face to face foot-related exercises, supervised by physiotherapist and based in the specific software (Sistema de Orientação do Pé diabético, SOPED) and or booklet, in addition to self-care recommendations and foot care by international consensus. The maximum duration of a session is 40 min and should be be performed 1-2 times/week. The subject should warm-up the foot-ankle and then start exercising in the order suggested by the physiotherapist. The foot exercises progresses from one set with 30 repetitions in a sitting position, to exercising standing, then performing the exercise on one foot only. Other progression criterion is to increase the number of sets performed. The effort scale regulates the individual effort for his/her progression.

Intervention Type OTHER

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Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2;
* Be able to provide consistent information;
* Ability to walk independently for at least 10 meters;
* Availability to participate in the intervention at the established group time.

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurological and / or rheumatologic diseases diagnosed;
* Perform physiotherapy intervention throughout the intervention period;
* Receiving any physiotherapy intervention or offloading devices;
* Active foot ulcer;
* Major vascular complications.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No