Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the complications of diabetes mellitus. These wounds are often the result of diabetes-related neuropathy and/or an ischemic foot. Even with great care, recurrent ulcers are common. To mediate the damage and societal costs that come with DF there is a need for applications to detect ulcers before they come apparent. Two of these promising techniques are Laser Speckle Contrast imaging and thermography. This study is part of 4 specific clinical studies and is aimed at determining Laser Speckle Contrast imaging and thermography features, the provocations that are needed to optimize imaging and the correlation between these features and the IWGDF risk stratification category system for the diabetic foot.
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Perfusion units at various regions of interest using LSCI
Timeframe: During one outpatient visit (30 minutes)
Temperature at various regions of interest using thermography
Timeframe: During one outpatient visit (30 minutes)
The effect of provocations performed prior to measuring with LSCI
Timeframe: During one outpatient visit (30 minutes)
The effect of provocations performed prior to measuring with thermography
Timeframe: During one outpatient visit (30 minutes)
Correlation of the above features with the chance of developing ulcers (Risk 0, Risk 1, Risk 2 and Risk 3).
Timeframe: Year 4