Clinical Trial: Effectiveness of Remote Foot Temperature Monitoring
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Diabetic Foot
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Home Foot-temperature Monitoring Through Smart Mat Technology to Improve Access, Equity, and Outcomes in High-risk Patients With Diabetes
Brief Summary:
Diabetic foot ulcers are common, debilitating, and costly complications of diabetes, disproportionately impacting Black and rural Veterans.Forty percent of individuals have an ulcer recurrence within a year of ulcer healing and 65% within 5 years.Monitoring plantar foot temperatures is one of the few interventions that reduces the risk of ulcer recurrence.Despite the evidence, adoption has been poor because the original procedures, including the use of handheld thermometers, were burdensome and…
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