Amputees, Diabetes Complications
Conditions
Keywords
Diabetes, amputation, below-knee, transmetatarsal, [M01.150.100], [C19.246.099]
Brief summary
The present study assesses the health-related quality of life of diabetic transmetatarstal and below-knee prosthetic user. The study design is cross-sectional with a retrospective review of patient hospital records and an assessment with patient-reported outcome measure.
Detailed description
The present study aims to recruit 100 diabetic transmetatarsal and below-knee prosthetic user to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between these two patient groups. The 15D HRQoL instrument is applied. An additional comparison with the age-standardized Finnish general population will be performed.
Interventions
PROCEDUREAmputation
Transmetatarsal or below-knee amputation
Sponsors
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Study design
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with diabetes * Transmetatarsal amputation * Below-knee prosthetic user * 2-5 years from surgery
Exclusion criteria
* No diabetes * Other than transmetatarsal or below-knee amputation * Below-knee amputation but not a below-knee prosthetic user * Less than 2 years from the amputation * Over 5 years from amputation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life measured by the HRQoL score | 2-5 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The 15D health-related quality of life instrument | 2-5 years |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed