BioimPEDance of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Characterisation by Electric Impedance Measurements of the Different Wound Healing Phases of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02405767

Acronym

BIPPED

Enrollment

Registered

2015-04-01

Start date

2015-04-30

Completion date

2016-09-02

Last updated

2017-05-10

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Conditions

Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Keywords

Diabetic foot ulcer

Brief summary

The BIPPED study seeks to determine whether wound healing, in particular diabetic foot ulcers, can be monitored using electrical bioimpedance analysis (BIA). BIA measures the resistance of biological tissue to the passage of a very small electric current applied with electrodes. Different types of tissue, due to cell structure, hydration and vascularization, have specific electrical characteristics. The BIPPED study aims to provide experimental data for the development of a BIA sensor for monitoring of wound healing in chronic wounds.

Interventions

OTHERFoot ulcer impedance

lmpedence measured using ECG electrodes placed at the periphery of the wound (when the wound dressing is changed as part of standard care).

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* diabetic patient (Type 1 or 2) with diabetic foot ulcer or lower limb ulcer * written informed consent signed * insured by the French national health insurance scheme

Exclusion criteria

* wound in the similar position on the other limb * people under legal protection * unilateral limb oedema * contra-indication to impedancemetry : pregnancy, patient with a pacemaker, neurostimulator or any other implanted electrical device, metallic prostheses * patients participating to other protocols involving foot ulcers measurement, if it interfers with the current protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in impedance	3 months	Correlation between electrical impedance of the wound measured with ECG electrodes placed at the periphery of the wound and changes in the size of the wound and the clinically observed stage of healing.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Impedance of different wound tissues	3 months	Characteristic impedance of different types of wound tissue

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026