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The effect of teaching foot care for people with Diabetes Mellitus type II

The effect of teaching foot care to prevent risk of impaired skin integrity of the feet of people with Diabetes Mellitus type II

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6fpss8
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-06-01
Start date
2013-11-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic foot

Interventions

The volunteers were divided into 2 groups (control and treated). Treated group: 36 people with type 2 diabetes who receive the intervention "care education with their feet" (guidelines preventing plan
Behavioural
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The target sample size is 72 people with Diabetes Mellitus type II diagnosed for at least five years; registered in the System of Registration and Monitoring Hypertensive and diabetic-Hiperdia; with a minimum age of eighteen years and maximum age not stipulated and both genders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of foot ulcers; presence of amputations of the lower limbs; presence of thrombosis; deficit in cognitive ability, defined by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that there is reduced risk of impaired skin integrity of the feet of people with diabetes mellitus type II, assessed by evaluation scale "tissue integrity: skin and mucous membranes" of the feet of patients with diabetes mellitus type II, which considers as normal parameter score of 85-100;Improvement in the treated group was found to reduce the risk of impaired integrity of the skin of the feet when compared to the control group, as they have a score above 85 .

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that there is improvement in the intention of foot care, evaluated by the Questionnaire of planned behavior - Care of feet (Quiz planned-care behavior with their feet), which has scores 5-25 points.;Improvement in the group treated with the intention of foot care was found when compared to the control group, since higher scores 20-25 points.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLidiane Monteiro

Universidade Federal de Alfenas

lidianemonteiro22@hotmail.com+55(35)99856810

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)