On the Move: Center and Home-Based Exercise to Enhance Mobility in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Recovery

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE · Mar 18, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The clinical trial titled "On the Move" is looking at how exercise can help people recover from diabetic foot ulcers. These ulcers can make it difficult for people with diabetes to stay active, and being less mobile can lead to more serious health issues. This study will test a new exercise program that starts with in-person sessions and then moves to home-based workouts, aiming to improve mobility and strength without causing the ulcers to come back.

To participate in this trial, you need to be at least 50 years old, have diabetes, and have had a plantar foot ulcer that healed in the last 3 to 15 months. You should also be able to walk without a walker and be willing to wear the right shoes for exercise. If you join the study, you'll be part of a program designed to help you stay active and healthy, which is important for your overall well-being. Keep in mind that not everyone will be eligible, especially if you have other serious conditions or are expecting foot surgery soon.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults \>= 50 years
• • Diagnosis of diabetes
• • Plantar foot ulcer which healed within the last 3-15 months
• • Two feet (can have healed minor amputations of fore and midfoot)
• • Willing to wear appropriately fitted footwear for exercise regimen
• • Ambulatory without walker
• • Willing to enroll in the PODIMETRICS SmartMat program
• • Able to give written informed consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unable to perform the exercise interventions (e.g. due to hearing or visual impairment)
• • Anticipated foot surgery in the next 4 months
• • Participating in another exercise program
• • Severe peripheral arterial disease (Fontaine stage 3 rest pain or 4 ischemic ulcers/gangrene)
• • Current plantar foot ulcer
• • Any other criteria which, in the investigator's opinion, would compromise the ability of a subject to participate safely