Removable Cast Walker Design & Usability
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Improving Diabetic Foot Ulcer Offloading: A Pilot Study on the Impact of Removable Cast Walker Design Factors on Usability
IRAS ID
319576
Contact name
Neil Reeves
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Lancaster University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
The study is a UK iteration of a multinational study between the UK and the USA, collecting data independently, to pool into a joint dataset for analysis. Up to 50 participants with foot ulcers and requiring a removable cast walker will be recruited from clinics; where during normal care, selection of cast walker is normally unstructured, participants will be instead allocated the type of cast walker randomly out of the 2 treatment arms. Participants will then be followed up during their usual care, and assessed via questionnaires, surveys, wound tracing, activity monitors. Participants will also attend a single visit to a motion laboratory at Manchester Metropolitan University; during which their mobility will be assessed. This study will therefore assess the efficacy of the 2 removable cast walker devices in order to inform future prescription.
REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/EM/0276
Date of REC Opinion
16 Jan 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion