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Diabetic Foot Ulcer Imaging- Study 2
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Linnea Polgreen
- Where
- Iowa City, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 500 people, planned
- Started
- 5 Sept 2017
- Expected to end
- Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Ulcer Measurement Software
- Record updated
- 4 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 21 years to 100 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
- Has a current foot lesion
- Receiving care through University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) Iowa River Landing Diabetes Clinic, UIHC Internal Medicine Clinic, or UIHC Orthopedic Clinic
Who cannot take part
- Cognitive impairment that prevents consent
- Lack of fluency in speaking or understanding English
- Known aversion to research studies
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 21 and 100 years old?
Where in United States
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIowa City, United StatesContact: Shelby L Francis, PhDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
All study procedures will occur during one appointment. The research team will measure the size of the foot ulcer (if one is present) and multiple photos will be taken with a smart phone camera and thermal camera. Demographic information will be obtained from the medical record.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Ulcer Measurement and Photo GroupTreatment being tested
Diabetic patients with foot ulcers being seen in clinic.
Treatment: Ulcer Measurement Software
- Healthy Control GroupNo study treatment, for comparison
Patients without foot ulcers being seen in the clinic.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Testing the Accuracy and Feasibility of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Imaging
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT03942081, who can take part
- Record updated
- 4 September 2026