Post-healing follow-up study of patients in remission for diabetic foot ulcers Pied-REM study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 5; p. e0268242
• Main Authors: Bouly, Marie, Laborne, Francois-Xavier, Tourte, Caroline, Henry, Elodie, Penfornis, Alfred, Dardari, Dured
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 19.05.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetic foot; Diabetic Foot - therapy; Diabetic neuropathy; Feet; Follow-Up Studies; Foot diseases; Healing; Health risks; Hospitalization; Humans; Interdisciplinary Studies; Leg ulcers; Medicine and Health Sciences; Observational studies; Patients; People and Places; Regression (Disease); Remission; Remission (Medicine); Research and Analysis Methods; Risk factors; Study Protocol; Ulcers; Wound Healing; France
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268242

The rate of recurrence for diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is 50% at 2 years Armstrong DG, 2017. International recommendations call for regular monitoring to prevent DFU recurrence. We aim to investigate the relation between post-healing follow-up and recurrence rates. The study will begin in November 2021 and end in April 2022; final study results are scheduled for December 2022. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the benefit of the multidisciplinary follow-up of healed DFU patients at the rate of two annual consultations and its impact on foot wound recurrence.