Can a Tailor-Made felt dressing speed up diabetic wound healing?
NCT ID NCT04058639
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether custom-cut felt dressings can reduce the healing time for diabetic foot ulcers compared to standard felt relief. Adults with type 1 or 2 diabetes and neuropathic foot wounds will receive either custom felt, shaped to fit their wound, or a standard U-shaped felt, changed weekly. The goal is to see if the personalized approach leads to faster wound closure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- custom felt relief (a procedure where felt is cut and layered to fit each wound, changed weekly)
- What this could lead to
- If custom felt relief works, it could shorten the time people with diabetic foot ulcers need treatment, potentially reducing discomfort and healthcare costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial, and the outcome depends on how well the custom felt fits and stays in place. Results may not apply to all patients, and there is a risk of skin irritation or infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 74 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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45 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 or 2 * has neuropathic wounds under the foot * understands and speaks Norwegian well * competent to give consent Exclusion Criteria: * responds to the filament glue and/or the tape used in treatment * in need of vascular surgery intervention * to be admitted to the hospital * in need of intravenously administered antibiotics due to wound infection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Klinikk for Kirurgi Molde, Helse Møre og Romsdal HF
RECRUITINGMolde, Norway
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