Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Diabetes mellitus with peripheral circulatory complications
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Treatment of patients under intervention is continued in their home, having their family support, by a company licensed by Iran’s Ministry of Health, consisting of specialized physicia
Treatment - Other
Treatment of patients under intervention is continued in their home, having their family support, by a company licensed by Iran’s Ministry of Health, consisting of specialized physician(s) and nurse(s
Patients in the control group receive usual care in hospital
Sponsors
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: the patient has given informed consent to participate within the study; the patient has a primary diagnosis of DF (stage 2,3,4 and ABI >0.5); the patient’s physician must agree that the patient is suitable for early discharge to HBHC; possibility to reside in Tehran, Iran. Exclusion criteria: unstable patient; the patient’s physician order that the patient should be transport to hospital; the patient hasn’t given informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of wound healing. Timepoint: One mounth after intervention. Method of measurement: Patient interview, screening of medical record. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of stay. Timepoint: 18 mounths after intervention. Method of measurement: Screaning of patient record.;Patient quality of life. Timepoint: 18 mounths after intervention. Method of measurement: Patient interview.;Level of HbA1c. Timepoint: 18 mounths after intervention. Method of measurement: Screaning of patient record.;Rate of patient satisfaction. Timepoint: One mounth after intervention. Method of measurement: patient interview.;Rate of amputation. Timepoint: 18 mounths after intervention. Method of measurement: Patient visit and screening of medical record. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZhila Najafpour
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed