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Exercise Enhances Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Led by University of New Mexico · Updated on 2025-06-05
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
711 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The overarching purpose of this study is to investigate the impact that exercise, as delivered through a medically supervised, outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, has on the wound healing process in Type 2 diabetics having foot ulcers classified as being Wound, Ischemia, foot Infection (WIfI) stage 2 or lower. The criterion reference measure of diabetic foot ulcer wound healing is be the time required to reach the maturation phase of the wound healing cascade (wound closure without drainage).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Exercise Enhances Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
- Age between 20 and 80 years
- Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) greater than 0.6 or Toe Pressure (TcPO2) greater than 40 mmHg
- Recent blood glucose value between 100 and 350 mg/dL within the last 12 weeks
- Recent HbA1c value less than 14% within the last 12 weeks
- Diabetic foot ulcer of WIfI Grade 2 or less
- Fluency in reading and speaking English or Spanish
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to provide own consent
- Unable to obtain permission to participate from a medical professional
- Lack of consistent mode of transportation to UNMH
- Infection in any part of the body
- History of transplant or immunocompromised condition
- Prisoners
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UNM Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
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Research Team
A
Ann L Wells, PhD
CONTACT
E
Eric J Lew, DPM
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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