Pedometers and healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The impact of the use of pedometers on wound healing and time to healing of diabetic foot ulcers - a pilot study
IRAS ID
193684
Contact name
Grieve Teresa
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Derby Hospitals NHS FT
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 30 days
Research summary
This will be a pilot study to investigate how time spent walking correlates to wound healing. I will recruit 20 patients with diabetes and uninfected non-ischaemic foot ulcers. They will be asked to use a pedometer daily for 4 weeks recording steps in a diary. Patients will be seen weekly to record the pedometer memory and check ulcer healing. The results will establish the feasibility and acceptability of using an absolute step count or step variability index to predict wound healing. Healing will be assessed by measuring change in size. of the ulcers. The results will aim to provide an evidence base to support patient treatment plans and/or a fully powered study.
REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/WM/0094
Date of REC Opinion
15 Feb 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion