Adapting Lifestyle Offloading for DFUs

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Foot

In brief

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to develop and test a tailored occupational therapist-led lifestyle-focused intervention to aid patients in improving diabetic foot ulcer care. The main questions it aims to answer are to determine the acceptability and feasibility of taking a tailored lifestyle-focused approach as part of comprehensive diabetic foot ulcer management. Patient participants with DFUs who require offloading treatment will receive the tailored lifestyle-focused self-management intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06278935

Run by

University of Southern California

People needed

20

Starts

2025-02-10

Expected to finish

2026-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-18

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking
• Age 21 years or older
• History of active DFU necessitating offloading
• Capacity to provide informed consent
• Access to telehealth (internet connection and equipment)
• Ability to walk independently or with an assistive device
• Self-reported life expectancy of more than one year

You may not qualify if…

• Self-reported deafness or blindness
• history of lower extremity amputation besides toes

Where it is running

• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California, United States (enrolling)

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