Can a simple booklet save feet? new study tests education for diabetic dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT07462741
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a nurse-led foot care education program, based on the Health Belief Model, can improve foot care knowledge and behavior in diabetic patients undergoing hemodialysis. Fifty participants will be randomly assigned to receive the training or standard care. The goal is to see if education can help prevent foot ulcers and amputations in this high-risk group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Diabetic foot care training using an educational booklet based on the Health Belief Model
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple education program helps diabetic hemodialysis patients better care for their feet, potentially reducing ulcers and amputations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It measures knowledge and behavior, not actual health outcomes like ulcer rates.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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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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Inclusion criteria: * Voluntary participation in the study * Literacy * Absence of psychiatric distress * Being over 18 years of age * Open to communication and cooperation, no speech problems * Receiving continuous hemodialysis treatment * Having been diagnosed with diabetes for at least 6 months Exclusion criteria: * Unwillingness to participate in the study or desire to withdraw from the study * Receiving acute hemodialysis treatment * Being under 18 years of age * Open to communication and cooperation, no speech problems
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fethi Sekin Şehir Hastanesi
RECRUITINGElâzığ, Merkez, 23000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Fırat Üniversitesi Hastanesi
RECRUITINGElâzığ, Merkez, 23000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Özel Elazığ Diyaliz Merkezi
RECRUITINGElâzığ, Merkez, 23000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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