Diabetic Foot Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
Diabetes is a frequent and serious disease, with many complications. Diabetic foot ulcers are a frequent complication. Infection of diabetic foot ulcers is common, and requires heavy medical and/or surgical treatments. Antibiotherapy is one of the main options for the treatment of the diabetic foot ulcers, but it has many side effects. The aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness and safety of medical treatments, in this population of patients.
Interventions
OTHERsafety and effectiveness of the usual treatments of diabetic foot infections
clinical and biological follow-up necessary to assess the safety and effectiveness of the medical treatments, MOS-SF survey (36-Item Short Form Survey) to study the quality of life.
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults men and women * Followed for diabetic foot infection (grades 2 to 4 of IWGDF classification) * That accepted to take part in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Legal safeguard * Pregnant women * Patient that can't accept to take part in the study because can't be informed * Exclusive surgical treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness of adverse effects in patients treated by antibiotherapy for diabetic foot infection, assessed by clinical or biological methods | 1 year | Effectiveness : * For soft tissue infections, remission is defined by the disappearance of any functional or physical sign of infection, * For osteomyelitis, remission is defined as the absence of clinical and /or radiological recurrence at the initial site one year after antibiotic therapy cessation. |
| Occurrence of adverse effects in patients treated by antibiotherapy for diabetic foot infection, assessed by clinical or biological methods | 1 year | Occurrence of side effects: All clinical and/or biological adverse events will be reported. The severity of any adverse events will be graded according to the criteria of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) from grade 1 (mild) to 5 (death). Clinical adverse events included gastrointestinal disorders, skin eruption, pain, weight gain or loss Biological adverse events included impair kidney function, increase liver serum markers, anemia, low neutrophils count, thrombopenia. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed