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Exercise Enhances Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

NCT04791449 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-06-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overarching purpose of this study is to investigate the impact that exercise, as delivered through a medically supervised, outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, has on the wound healing process in Type 2 diabetics having foot ulcers classified as being Wound, Ischemia, foot Infection (WIfI) stage 2 or lower. The criterion reference measure of diabetic foot ulcer wound healing is be the time required to reach the maturation phase of the wound healing cascade (wound closure without drainage).

Conditions

  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Interventions

OTHER

Structured exercise program

Medically-supervised participation in 2-3 exercise sessions per week over 12-wk study period. Exercise conducted in the cardiac rehabilitation program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of New Mexico

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eric J Lew, DPM · University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-10
Primary Completion
2035-05-31
Completion
2035-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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