Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention Study using PelliTec Pads

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention Study using PelliTec Pads

• IRAS ID

  293766

• Contact name

  Dinesh Selvarajah

• Contact email

  d.selvarajah@sheffield.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• ISRCTN Number

  ISRCTN15738632

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 3 days

• Research summary

  A proof of concept project to provide evidence that PelliTec blister prevention pads can be used safely in patients with healed diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) in multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinics. The project will also evaluate the performance and reliability of the pads in order to confirm they are appropriate for reducing friction and pressure in key regions of interest on the foot. The pads stick to the inside of the patient’s footwear, not on the skin. If successful, this will lead to a future larger study designed to determine if this approach can be used to prevent the recurrence of diabetic foot ulceration.

• REC name

  Wales REC 5

• REC reference

  21/WA/0150

• Date of REC Opinion

  12 May 2021

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion