Can a video call heal leg wounds faster? new study tests telemedicine
NCT ID NCT04440839
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using telemedicine (video or phone consultations) can help people in rural communities with leg wounds get specialist care more quickly. Researchers compared the time from when a wound was found to when a specialist saw the patient, either through telemedicine or in person. The goal was to see if telemedicine speeds up care for conditions like diabetic foot ulcers and peripheral artery disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that telemedicine helps rural patients with leg wounds get faster specialist care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study that only measured timing, not healing or long-term outcomes. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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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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116 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with the diagnosis of a lower extremity ulcer that has been present for longer than 2 weeks * Must be willing to complete the patient activation survey * Must be willing to have the study personnel call them to check in on their status Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that do not have a telephone
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Misty D. Humphries
Sacramento, California, 95811, United States
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