학술논문
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention System (DFUPS) - Part 2 (DFUPS)
Document Type
Report
Author
Source
Efficacy and Safety of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention System (DFUPS) - a Single Blind Randomised Clinical Trial in Diabetic Foot Patients at High Risk of Foot Ulceration
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether regular measurement of skin foot temperature with a novel device (DFUPS) will prevent ulcer recurrence in diabetic patients at high risk of foot ulceration. It is planned to regularly measure the temperature of the feet of people with diabetes who have already had a foot ulcer which has subsequently healed. These measurements should allow the identification of hotspots on the foot and may be helpful when advising about ulcer risk and providing preventative treatment. It is hoped to find out whether the regular use of thermal images taken with the DFUPS device together with standard foot treatment may reduce the number of people with diabetes developing ulcers or even prevent foot ulcers.