Abstract：
This study compared the outcome of an innovative in-shoe pressure and temperature measuring device as an adjunct to standard clinical care for diabetic foot versus standard clinical care alone. It included 88 participants with Type 2 diabetes mellitus with a history of one or more plantar foot ulceration who were already using prescription orthoses. These were randomly divided into the control group (n = 44, standard care only) and the experimental group (n = 44, standard care plus the innovative device). Both groups were monitored for re-ulceration for one year. Overall, the control group exhibited a higher number of re-ulcerations (n = 14) with 2 amputations in comparison with the experimental group (only 2 ulcerations and no amputations) at the end of the study. In conclusion, this innovative in-shoe pressure and temperature measuring device appears to reduce re-ulcerations by offering objective data for clinical decision making in the management of the diabetic high-risk foot.
摘要：
这项研究比较了创新的鞋内压力和温度测量设备作为糖尿病足标准临床护理的辅助手段与仅标准临床护理的结果。它包括88名2型糖尿病患者，有一个或多个足底溃疡病史，他们已经在使用处方矫形器。这些被随机分为对照组（n=44，仅标准护理）和实验组（n=44，标准护理加创新设备）。对两组患者进行1年的再溃疡监测。总的来说,在研究结束时,与实验组(仅2次溃疡且无截肢)相比,对照组表现出更高的溃疡再破数(n=14),其中2次截肢.总之,这种创新的鞋内压力和温度测量设备似乎通过为糖尿病高危足部的临床决策提供客观数据来减少溃疡。
