Contact Cast Versus Posterior Slab as Offloading Modality for Charcot Neuroarthropathy
NCT ID: NCT06573554
Last Updated: 2025-01-22
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-12-11
2027-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The etiopathogenesis of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is intriguing since its early description in 1868. Early elucidation for the causation of CN with the neurotraumatic and neurovascular theories were accurate in their times. Of late, the conceptual understanding of CN has evolved after description of the role of osteoclastic resorption of foot bones by activation of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (RANK). The activation of RANK by RANK ligand (RANKL) occurs as a result of recurrent trauma to an insensate foot inciting a pro-inflammatory cascade of multiple inflammatory cytokines locally, the most common being tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1ß (IL-1β) and interleukin-6 resulting in a local 'cytokine storm'. In addition, non-inflammatory factors including hyperglycemic milieu by increasing advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs), and autonomic neuropathy by causing a decrease in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase, can upregulate the RANKL/ NF-кB pathway.
Active CN of foot is defined clinically as a localised swelling, erythema and temperature difference exceeding 2˚C compared to a similar site on the opposite foot. The knee high non-removable total contact cast (TCC) is preferred as the treatment for the management of active CN.
Problem Statement: TCC has inherent limitations including worsening of bone mineral density (BMD), cast-related tissue injury, shin ulcers and prolonged immobilization usually for 6 to 12 months) and adversely impact the quality of life of individuals with CNO. Moreover, TCC is associated with sweating, maceration, in-TCC skin ulceration and intolerance in hot weather of tropical countries.
A knee-high walker rendered non-removable is suggested as a second choice in order to immobilise and offload the foot as a conditional recommendation with low quality of evidence. Presently there are no randomized controlled head-to head comparison of these non-removable knee high devices for active CNO.
Hence, this shall be the first study to the best of our knowledge for head-to-head comparison of two different offloading strategies for active CNO.
Methods:
The diagnosis of active CN shall be further corroborated by X-ray and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (3T scanner Siemens MagnetromVerio). Sanders-Frykberg classification will be used for anatomical grading and localization of the involved site of the foot. A written informed consent shall be obtained from all participants.
Clinical details regarding duration of symptoms, inciting event, diabetes duration and coexisting microvascular and macrovascular diabetic complications will be recorded. Detailed neurological examination shall be performed including vibration perception threshold (VPT\>25 mV was considered as abnormal) by biothesiometer-Vibrometer-VPT1(Diabetik Foot Care, Madras Engineering Service, India), 10-g monofilament (Diabetik Foot Care, Madras Engineering Service, India) perception at 5 standardized plantar sites and ankle reflex. Foot temperature shall be measured by infrared dermal thermometry (FLIR Systems Inc, Orlando, USA) with a pixel resolution of 4800 (80, 60), thermal sensitivity of \<0.15˚C and range of detection from -20˚C to 250˚C.
Blood sample for biochemistry, bone turnover markers (BTMs) and inflammatory cytokines shall be collected after an overnight fast (8-10 hours) and analysed by ECLIA.
All participants will be randomised by one of the investigators at each site using computer generated randomisation blocks in 1:1 to either receive standardised non-walking, non-removable, knee high, fibre-glass total contact cast (group A) or posterior non-removable knee high slab (group B) for immobilisation.
All participants will be followed fortnightly and change of cast shall be performed in view of 'pistoning' effect due to reduction of edema at each visit. An average of 3 temperature recordings at the ROI of foot will be obtained after the removal of cast for 30 minutes, during each follow up visit. Inflammatory cytokines, BTMs shall be evaluated at baseline and at clinical remission or 12 months (whichever occurred earlier). Clinical remission of active CN shall be defined as a temperature difference \<2˚C between the affected foot and a similar site (temperature obtained thrice) on the opposite foot on two successive follow-up visits two-four weeks apart.
Statistical analysis:
Normality of the data for each variable shall be assessed by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Data shall be expressed as mean ± SD if normally distributed and as median and inter-quartile range if skewed. Student T-test shall be used to compare the means of two groups for parametric data and Mann-Whitney U test for non-parametric data. Comparison of proportion of participants achieving remission shall be performed by Mc Nemar test.
A Kaplan-Meier curve shall be constructed to assess the difference in remission of active CN with the interventions. Cox proportion hazard model will be used to identify the association between the baseline variables and incident remission. The variables are decided by their clinical relevance to active CN of foot.
Sample Size: 80 patients are required to be 80% sure that the upper limit of a one-sided 95% confidence interval (or equivalently a 90% two-sided confidence interval) will exclude a difference in favour of the TCC of more than 20%.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Total Contact Cast (TCC) Comparator Arm
standardised non-walking, non-removable, knee high, fibre-glass total contact cast
Total Contact Cast
Knee High Fiber Glass Total contact Cast
Posterior Slab Comparator Arm
posterior non-removable knee high slab
Posterior Slab
Posterior Slab Knee high non walking
Interventions
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Total Contact Cast
Knee High Fiber Glass Total contact Cast
Posterior Slab
Posterior Slab Knee high non walking
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Unilateral pedal swelling
* Active Charcot Neuroarthropathy
* Age: 18 years and above.
* Ability to Provide Consent
Exclusion Criteria
* osteoporosis (T score \<-2.5 at lumbar spine or hip),
* gout,
* active peptic ulcer disease,
* steroid intake in the last three months,
* estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<30 ml/min/m2,
* active dental caries or invasive dental procedure,
* peripheral vascular disease (ABI \< 0.7),
* bilateral foot involvement,
* pregnant/ lactating women and
* those who had recently received antiresorptive agents (in the previous 12 months).
* Negative consent
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ashu Rastogi
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Ashu Rastogi, DM MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
PGIMER, India
Locations
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Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER
Chandigarh, , India
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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OFFLOAD STUDY
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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