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NCT04652999

Relaxation Intervention in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Completed NA Last updated 19 May 2022
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Muscle Relaxation with Guided Imagery in Diabetes Mellitus in 54 participants. Completed in 30 November 2021.

Timeline
19 March 2019
Primary endpoint
30 September 2021
30 November 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Minho
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingdouble
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment54
Start date19 March 2019
Primary completion30 September 2021
Estimated completion30 November 2021
Sites2 locations across Portugal

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Minho

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Diabetes Mellitus or Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are one of the most serious complications of diabetes and can lead to amputations in 85% of cases, resulting in physical, psychological, family, social and economic consequences. Psychological interventions can contribute to the improvement of wound healing and, relaxation, in particular, seems to contribute to faster wound healing. More research is needed to assess the effectiveness of different types of intervention on different types of wounds, in particular on chronic wounds such as DFU. This is a Pilot Randomised Controlled Study of a Psychological Intervention that aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a muscle relaxation intervention with guided imagery (experimental group - EG) compared to a neutral guided imagery placebo (active control group - ACG) and a group that does not receive any psychological intervention (passive control group - PCG), to inform a future definitive Randomised Controlled Study (RCT) that tests its effectiveness. This study will also examine, qualitatively, the perspectives of patients with DFU on the relaxation intervention, in order to check its acceptability and applicability; as well as the perspectives of health professionals on this adjuvant therapy, its applicability and integration into the care system of multidisciplinary diabetic foot consultations. Participants have a diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Foot; one or two chronic ulcers active at the time of assessment; and clinical levels of stress or anxiety or depression. Participants will be randomized by the three conditions - EG, ACG and PCG - and assessed on the day of the first consultation or nursing treatment for chronic DFU (T0), two months later (T1), and six months later (T2; follow-up). Two weeks after T1, an interview will be conducted with patients with DFU that benefited from the relaxation sessions and to the health professionals who provided them the DFU care. The results of the present study will contribute for a better understanding of DFU progression, healing, prevention of re-ulceration and future amputations and, consequently, for the improvement of patients' quality of life.

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No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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