Could felt pads be the key to healing diabetic foot sores?
NCT ID NCT07620379
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether special felt pads placed on the foot can help heal ulcers in people with diabetes. The pads are designed to reduce pressure on the sore. Researchers will measure blood flow and skin temperature to see if the pads help. The study involves 46 adults aged 55 to 75 with diabetes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- felt padding
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help heal diabetic foot ulcers more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 46 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The felt pads might not improve healing or could cause skin irritation.
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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 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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55 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Aged between 55 and 75. * Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. * Patients with an ankle-brachial index of \>0.8 and \<1.2. * Signature of the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Leg or foot injuries or ulcers that cause pain and prevent normal movement in both lower limbs. * Foot trauma within the last month. * Inability to adhere to the full schedule of measurements required by the study. * Participants who do not sign the informed consent form. * Known contact dermatitis to any of the study materials
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, Valencia, Spain
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