The prevalence of impairments and limitations in activities and participation of leprosy patients in the Netherlands, and the evaluation of biomechanical risk factors for foot ulceration in leprosy patients with peripheral neuropathy.
- Conditions
- Hansen's diseaseLeprosy10034606
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30197
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1) Diagnosis of Leprosy
2) Having attended the Tropical Dermatology outpatient Clinic at the AMC within the last 15 years
3) Age >18 yrs;Additional in criteria for detailed foot analysis
1) Peripheral neuropathy (for patients attending for detailed foot analysis)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Diabetes mellitus
2. Co-morbid disease with significant limited walking ability, including COPD, significant cardiovascular disease, vaso-occlusive diseases, hemiplegia, arthroplasty and sciatica
3. Osteomyelitis or infection of the neuropathic foot (ulcer)
4. Acute neuro-osteoarthropathy
5. Inability to walk (walking aids are permitted as long as foot pressure measurements can be assessed)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method