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Benefit of providing self-care kit with soap, moisturizer, mirror, hand towel and printed educational material for improving foot care behavior among diabetes patients -a randomized control trial

Effectiveness of self-care kit in improving foot care behavior among people with diabetes mellitus – a randomized control trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/12/048537
Enrollment
160
Registered
2022-12-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E08-E13- Diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Intervention1: Foot care education along with self care kit: Participants of intervention arm will be provided foot care education in the form of demonstration of foot self care practices along with p

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus will be included. Persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus will be eligible for inclusion immediately upon diagnosis, since they are at risk of diabetic neuropathy.4 Persons diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus for 5 years or more will be eligible to be included in the study, since they are considered to be at risk of diabetic neuropathy.4 Both patients with current loss of protective sensation (LOPS) and without LOPS will be eligible to be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons with serious illness who require hospital admission will be excluded. People with neurocognitive and psychiatric disorders due to which they are unable to do foot self-care themselves will be excluded from the study. Those with active foot ulcers will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Foot care behavior will be assessed by modified foot self-care behavior questionnaire.Timepoint: 0 month, 1 month and 6 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Foot care knowledge will be assessed by modified foot care knowledge questionnaire.Timepoint: 0 month, 1 month, 6 months;Foot care self efficacy will be assessed by modified foot care self efficacy questionnaire.Timepoint: 0 month, 1 month and 6 months;Risk factors for foot ulceration such as dry skin, cracked skin, corns or calluses, fungal infection, redness, blisters will be assessed by detailed foot examination.Timepoint: 0 month, 1 month, 6 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Akshay Jagadish Walishettar

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur

akshaywalishettar@gmail.com7996835477

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026