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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 1/2012

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The effectiveness of using in-shoe plantar pressure assessment and monitoring in prescription therapeutic footwear to prevent plantar foot ulcer recurrence in diabetic patients: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Auteurs: Sicco A Bus, Mark LJ Arts, Roelof Waaijman, Mirjam de Haart, Tessa Busch-Westbroek, Sjef G van Baal, Frans Nollet

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | bijlage 1/2012

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Background

Diabetic patients at high risk for foot ulceration are often prescribed with custom-made therapeutic footwear. However, the evidence base to support the use of this footwear for ulcer prevention is still meagre [1]. The lack of offloading efficacy may play a role in this. In-shoe plantar pressure assessment is a valuable tool for evaluating footwear and guiding modifications to optimize the footwear’s offloading properties [2]. The aim of this multicenter randomized trial was to assess the effectiveness of this approach and long-term pressure monitoring in prescription footwear to prevent plantar foot ulcer recurrence in neuropathic diabetic patients.

Materials and methods

A total 171 neuropathic diabetic patients with a recently healed plantar foot ulcer were randomized to an intervention group that had custom-made footwear which was evaluated, optimized and monitored at 3-monthly visits using in-shoe plantar pressure analysis or a control group that had custom-made footwear which was evaluated according to current practice. Barefoot peak pressures, adherence to footwear use, and number of daily footsteps were also assessed in each patient. The primary outcome was percentage plantar foot ulcers in 18 months follow-up, which was hypothesized to be 50% lower in the intervention group than control group.

Results

Baseline patient characteristics were not significantly different between study groups. Due to the footwear optimization approach, in-shoe peak pressures at the previous ulcer and other high pressure locations were significantly lower with ~20% in the intervention group than control group during 18 months follow-up. This is a “work-in-progress” abstract. Final data on clinical outcome will be collected early 2012 and will therefore be presented for the first time at i-FAB2012.

Conclusion

The results of this study will provide a comprehensive view on the role of pressure offloading and other important biomechanical and behavioural factors in the prevention of foot ulceration in high-risk diabetic patients.

Acknowledgements

This abstract is presented on behalf of the DIAbetic Foot Orthopaedic Shoe (DIAFOS) trial study group, involving 10 diabetic foot centres and 9 orthopaedic footwear companies in the Netherlands.
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://​creativecommons.​org/​licenses/​by/​2.​0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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go back to reference Bus SA, Valk GD, van Deursen RW, Armstrong DG, Caravaggi C, Hlavácek P, Bakker K, Cavanagh PR: The effectiveness of footwear and offloading interventions to prevent and heal foot ulcers and reduce plantar pressure in diabetes: a systematic review. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2008, 24: S162-180. 10.1002/dmrr.850.CrossRefPubMed Bus SA, Valk GD, van Deursen RW, Armstrong DG, Caravaggi C, Hlavácek P, Bakker K, Cavanagh PR: The effectiveness of footwear and offloading interventions to prevent and heal foot ulcers and reduce plantar pressure in diabetes: a systematic review. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2008, 24: S162-180. 10.1002/dmrr.850.CrossRefPubMed
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go back to reference Bus SA, Haspels R, Busch-Westbroek TE: Evaluation and optimization of therapeutic footwear for neuropathic diabetic foot patients using in-shoe plantar pressure analysis. Diabetes Care. 2011, 34: 1595-1600. 10.2337/dc10-2206.PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed Bus SA, Haspels R, Busch-Westbroek TE: Evaluation and optimization of therapeutic footwear for neuropathic diabetic foot patients using in-shoe plantar pressure analysis. Diabetes Care. 2011, 34: 1595-1600. 10.2337/dc10-2206.PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
Metagegevens
Titel
The effectiveness of using in-shoe plantar pressure assessment and monitoring in prescription therapeutic footwear to prevent plantar foot ulcer recurrence in diabetic patients: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Auteurs
Sicco A Bus
Mark LJ Arts
Roelof Waaijman
Mirjam de Haart
Tessa Busch-Westbroek
Sjef G van Baal
Frans Nollet
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2012
Uitgeverij
BioMed Central
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research / Uitgave bijlage 1/2012
Elektronisch ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-S1-O11

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