Creation of a Pressure Reducing Areas in Socks

Sheba Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pressure Ulcers

Treatments: Device: special socks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00351312

SHEBA-06-4163-UG-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of the ability of socks weaved with pressure relieving areas to reduce the pressure on the foot when weight bearing.

Full description

Increased pressure in weight bearing areas of the foot, especially in insensate feet may lead to the development of pressure sore. The creation of socks with pressure relieving areas by special weaving technique may prevent the development of these complications.

Three (3) volunteers will be examined walking on a Tekscan pressure mat, barefoot and then wearing socks weaved in a new technique, from cotton, nylon and acrilan.

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria

• foot deformity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)