Exercise Enhances Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Description

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

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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).

Exercise Enhances Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Exercise Enhances Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Condition
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Albuquerque

UNM Cardiac Rehabilitation Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
  • * 20 - 80 years of age
  • * Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) \> 0.6 or Toe Pressure (TcPO2) \> 40 mmHg
  • * recent (within 12 weeks) blood glucose value between 100 - 350 mg/dL
  • * recent (within 12 weeks) HbA1c value \< 14 %,
  • * DFU of WIfI Grade 2 or less
  • * fluency in reading and speaking English or Spanish.
  • * inability to provide own consent
  • * inability to obtain permission to participate from a medical professional
  • * lack of consistent mode of transportation to UNMH
  • * infection to any part of the body
  • * patients that has had a transplant and/or is immunocompromised
  • * prisoners.

Ages Eligible for Study

20 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of New Mexico,

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

Study Record Dates

2025-05-31