Study of Infrared Thermography in Diabetic Foot in Guadeloupe
ConditionDiabetic Foot Infection
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe
About this trial
It is hypothesized that thermal imaging differs between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals in Guadeloupe. Infrared thermography is also suggested as a useful tool for studying diabetic foot ulceration. The main objective is to compare the temperatures of four areas of the plantar surface of the foot among non-diabetic individuals, diabetic individuals, and diabetic individuals with foot ulceration.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adult patients
Patients of Afro-Caribbean origin
Volunteer patients free from pathology
Person affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security scheme.
Disqualifiers
- Minors
patient with an active fracture or a history of fracture
a history of legs surgery
History of amputation
Trial population
Healthy volunteers will be recruited from the post-emergency consultation service of the ambulatory medicine platform at CHUG. These are patients attending for a follow-up evaluation after a previous visit to the emergency department. Diabetic patients without foot ulceration will be recruited from the diabetes day hospital at CHUG, the ambulatory medicine platform at CHUG, and the diabetes therapeutic education program. Diabetic patients with diabetic foot ulceration will be recruited during their visits to the multidisciplinary consultation at the Diabetic Foot Unit of the University Hospital of Guadeloupe or during their hospitalizations in the orthopedic surgery department. Based on data from previous years, the active patient list consulting the Diabetic Foot Unit (UPPD) for foot ulceration is estimated to exceed 300 individuals.
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
150 Participants
are grouped into 3 trial groupsGroup A: non-diabetic individuals (control group)
Group B: diabetic individuals with diabetic foot ulceration
Group C: diabetic individuals without diabetic foot ulceration
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
temperatures at four areas of the plantar surface of the foot
The primary outcome is the measurement of temperatures in degrees Celsius (°C) using infrared thermography (coupled with a 3D camera) at four areas of the plantar surface of the foot: the pulp of the hallux, the heel, the heads of the first and fifth metatarsals, and at the site of the diabetic foot ulcer.
Time frame
baselineSecondary outcomes
1
Temperatures on the same area of the contralateral foot
Temperatures in degrees Celsius (°C) at the level of the ulceration of the diabetic foot and on the same area of the contralateral foot
Time frame
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