Validity and reliability of infrared thermography as an indirect method of blood flow in type 2 diabetes patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: type 2 diabetes patients: They will be screened and classified into 2 groups by Michigan neuropathy screening instruments (Thai version): diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and non- diabetic peripher; infrared thermography; ankle brachial index; diabetic peripheral neuropathy

• Registration Number: TCTR20170928003
• Lead Sponsor: Research center in back, neck, other joint pain and human performance (BNOJPH)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-28
• Study Completion: 2017-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 85

Inclusion Criteria

the type 2 diabetic patients and aged between 40 and 75 years

Exclusion Criteria

The patients, who have foot problems such as ulcers, infections, or amputations, fever, inflammation stage of disease such as ankle sprain, deep vein thrombosis, uncontrolled hypertension, neurological weakness, numbness, and a lumbar spinal stenosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Foot skin temperature a single measure, with 3-time repeated within 5 minutes infrared thermography (Ti10 thermal image, Fluke corporation, Washington)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood flow a single measure after measure foot skin temperature ankle brachial index (ABI) using the Doppler flowmetry (VP1000 Vascular Profiler, Omron, Victoria)