INDUCE (INTELLIN and Diabetic Ulcer)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A feasibility study to explore the implementation and acceptance of INTELLIN, a novel mHealth application on the management of people with diabetes who have recently healed foot ulceration.
IRAS ID
236619
Contact name
Joanne McCardle
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 0 days
Research summary
Foot ulceration is the most frequently recognised complication of people with diabetes. The outcomes of people who develop foot ulceration are poor. The five year mortality has been estimated at 50%. Around 135 amputations a week are performed in England on people with diabetes and it has been estimated that around 80% are preceded by ulceration. Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) also has high levels of recurrence. There is little evidence that any current interventions impact on the high level of recurrence.
Recent data from the national diabetes audit (NDFA) suggested that people with foot ulceration who access specialist services more quickly have much better outcomes in terms of healing. The NDFA also found that in only 1/3 of ulcer episodes patients referred themselves and that self-referring patients were less likely to have severe ulcers (35%).
The rationale behind this study is if we can introduce a new technology (INTELLIN, a smart phone app) which is acceptable to patients, engages them and prompts people to take preventative health behaviours then we may be able to influence the low rates of appropriate self referral. Using this App may simplify and promote timely self- referral, therefore reducing the time between an ulcer forming and accessing the appropriate service and likely increasing the chance for better outcomes.
This is a novel feasibility study to test the participant acceptance and usability of a specifically designed smart phone app. It will also explore the effects of smart phone technology in improving self-referrals into the DFU service. It will also be explored if this use of smart phone technology will influence the outcome of people with diabetes who have a recently healed foot ulceration.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/NW/0179
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion