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In-Home Assessment of a Smart Foot Mat for Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

An interventional study of Daily use of podimetrics smart-foot mat in Foot Ulcer, Diabetic, sponsored by Podimetrics, Inc.. Completed at 8 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-02-21.

Sponsored by Podimetrics, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
132
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the accuracy of a Smart Foot Mat for signals associated with diabetic foot ulcers in high-risk patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Foot Ulcer, Diabetic
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In context

Diabetic Foot

1,054 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetic Foot; 222 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 132 is above the median of 60 across 826 interventional studies indexed under Diabetic Foot.

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Lead sponsor

Podimetrics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male/Female, 18 years or older
  • Diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, controlled or uncontrolled
  • Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) >0.5
  • Patient with history of previous foot ulcer.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active Charcot foot disease
  • One or more plantar foot ulcers (UT Grade 1A-C, 2A-C \& 3A-C)
  • Active Infection/Gangrene
  • Active malignancy
  • Immunosuppressive disease
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse
  • Pregnant women (verbal confirmation or confirmation obtained within current medical records)
  • Cognitive deficit
  • 2+ or great lower extremity edema
  • End stage renal disease
  • History of major lower extremity amputation (below knee or above knee amputation)
  • Other issue that, at the discretion of the investigator, renders the subject ineligible for participation.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
132 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Participant cohort

    Participants with diabetes that each have a history of healed Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) prior to enrollment.

    Device: Daily use of podimetrics smart-foot mat

Interventions

  • DeviceDaily use of podimetrics smart-foot mat
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of Plantar Diabetic Foot Ulcer

    Time frame: Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Subject Adherence in Daily Use of the Study Device

    Time frame: Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)

  2. Device-related Trips/Falls

    Time frame: Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)

  3. Device-related Injuries

    Time frame: Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)

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Results

Posted Feb 5, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneParticipant Cohort
Started132
Completed129
Not completed3

Outcome measures

PrimaryOccurrence of Plantar Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Time frame:
Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Occurrence of Plantar Diabetic Foot Ulcer
ParticipantsParticipant Cohort
Occurrence of Plantar Diabetic Foot Ulcer37
SecondarySubject Adherence in Daily Use of the Study Device
Time frame:
Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)
Reported as:
Mean · uses/week
Subject Adherence in Daily Use of the Study Device
uses/weekParticipant Cohort
Subject Adherence in Daily Use of the Study Device5.5 ± 1.2
SecondaryDevice-related Trips/Falls
Time frame:
Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)
Reported as:
Number · occurence
Device-related Trips/Falls
occurenceParticipant Cohort
Device-related Trips/Falls0
SecondaryDevice-related Injuries
Time frame:
Through study completion or subject withdrawal (34 weeks per-protocol)
Reported as:
Number · occurence
Device-related Injuries
occurenceParticipant Cohort
Device-related Injuries0

Adverse events

Collected over 34 weeks. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Participant Cohort3/132 (2.3%)0/132 (0%)0/132 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Participant Cohort
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years55
>=65 years74
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Participant Cohort
Mean65 ± 10.5
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Participant Cohort
Female18
Male111
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Participant Cohort
Racial Origin — African American19
Racial Origin — American Indian1
Racial Origin — Asian2
Racial Origin — Caucasian76
Racial Origin — Hispanic/Latino26
Racial Origin — Native American3
Racial Origin — Unspecified2
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Participant Cohort
United States129
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Study locations

8 sites
  • Phoenix VA Health Care System
    Phoenix, Arizona 85012, United States
  • University of Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
  • Center for Clinical Research Castro Valley
    Castro Valley, California 94546, United States
  • Limb Preservation Platform
    Fresno, California 93721, United States
  • VA Long Beach Health System
    Long Beach, California 90822, United States
  • Miami VA Healthcare System
    Miami, Florida 33125, United States
  • MetroWest Medical Center
    Framingham, Massachusetts 01702, United States
  • Greenville Health System
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Petersen BJ, Rothenberg GM, Lakhani PJ, Zhou M, Linders DR, Bloom JD, Wood KA, Armstrong DG. Ulcer metastasis? Anatomical locations of recurrence for patients in diabetic foot remission. J Foot Ankle Res. 2020 Jan 13;13:1. doi: 10.1186/s13047-020-0369-3. eCollection 2020. PubMed 31956341 ↗
  • Frykberg RG, Gordon IL, Reyzelman AM, Cazzell SM, Fitzgerald RH, Rothenberg GM, Bloom JD, Petersen BJ, Linders DR, Nouvong A, Najafi B. Feasibility and Efficacy of a Smart Mat Technology to Predict Development of Diabetic Plantar Ulcers. Diabetes Care. 2017 Jul;40(7):973-980. doi: 10.2337/dc16-2294. Epub 2017 May 2. PubMed 28465454 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 21, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02647346
Lead sponsor
Podimetrics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 6, 2016
Start date
Nov 2013
Primary completion
Feb 2015
Completion
Feb 2015
Results posted
Feb 5, 2020
Last update
Feb 21, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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