Preventing Diabetic Foot Re-Ulceration Through an Innovative Pressure and Temperature Monitoring Clinical Device.

The international journal of lower extremity wounds Pub Date : 2024-05-21 DOI:10.1177/15347346241256159

Claire Saliba Thorne, Alfred Gatt, Clifford DeRaffaele, Geoffrey Attard, Cynthia Formosa, Nikolaos Papanas

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This study compared the outcome of an innovative in-shoe pressure and temperature measuring device as an adjunct to standard clinical care for diabetic foot versus standard clinical care alone. It included 88 participants with Type 2 diabetes mellitus with a history of one or more plantar foot ulceration who were already using prescription orthoses. These were randomly divided into the control group (n = 44, standard care only) and the experimental group (n = 44, standard care plus the innovative device). Both groups were monitored for re-ulceration for one year. Overall, the control group exhibited a higher number of re-ulcerations (n = 14) with 2 amputations in comparison with the experimental group (only 2 ulcerations and no amputations) at the end of the study. In conclusion, this innovative in-shoe pressure and temperature measuring device appears to reduce re-ulcerations by offering objective data for clinical decision making in the management of the diabetic high-risk foot.

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通过创新型压力和温度监测临床设备预防糖尿病足再次溃疡。

这项研究比较了创新的鞋内压力和温度测量装置作为糖尿病足标准临床护理的辅助手段与单独使用标准临床护理的结果。研究对象包括 88 名 2 型糖尿病患者，他们都有一次或多次足底溃疡病史，并且已经在使用处方矫形器。这些人被随机分为对照组（44 人，仅接受标准护理）和实验组（44 人，标准护理加创新装置）。两组患者都接受了为期一年的再溃疡监测。总体而言，在研究结束时，对照组与实验组（只有 2 处溃疡，没有截肢）相比，再次溃疡的数量较多（14 例），截肢 2 例。总之，这种创新的鞋内压力和温度测量装置可为糖尿病高危足部管理的临床决策提供客观数据，从而减少再溃疡的发生。

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