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Therapeutic Stockings to Prevent Foot Ulcers
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Standard therapy and PFC Stockings for Diabetes. Completed, enrolled 381 participants across 4 sites in 2 countries.
Detailed Summary
1. To evaluate the efficacy of a therapeutic stockings (Protective Foot Care stockings, PFC) in reducing the incidence of diabetic foot pathology among high-risk patients. 2. To evaluate perceived health-related quality of life as compared to guideline directed usual care in patients who use the PFC stockings.
Study Details
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Interventions
Standard therapy consisting of education, regular foot care and protective shoes and insoles. The standard therapy group will use the stockings they normally wear.
A pressure and friction reducing stocking. The novelty of the PFC Sock stems from its innovative double layer structure and technological fibre composition. These simultaneously and significantly reduce both pressure and friction in a format that is practical for everyday wear with therapeutic shoes in high-risk cases.