New app aims to ease amputation dilemmas for diabetic foot patients
NCT ID NCT07252089
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an electronic decision-support tool can help diabetic foot patients feel less conflicted about amputation decisions. 80 patients with severe foot ulcers or infections will use the tool via a WeChat Mini Program, alongside standard care. Researchers will measure changes in decisional conflict and satisfaction with choices.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- electronic decision-support tool delivered via WeChat Mini Program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give diabetic foot patients a clearer way to make tough amputation decisions, reducing stress and regret.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The tool is new and its real-world impact is unproven.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- 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: * Diabetic foot ulcers with Wagner grade 4 or higher gangrene. Diabetic foot ulcers with Wagner grade 3 accompanied by severe infection or systemic symptoms; severe local infections, or chronic osteomyelitis causing functional impairment of the limb. Patients with lower extremity vascular disease showing progression despite systemic treatment. IWGDF stage 3 severe infections (characterized by loss of protective sensation or peripheral arterial disease, with at least one of the following: history of foot ulcer, lower limb amputation, or end-stage renal disease). Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychiatric disorders with inability to cooperate during communication. Concomitant severe complications.
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