Evaluation of Self-reported Walking Impairment in Predominantly Illiterate Patients (WELSH)

Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Diabetes

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: walking ability

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03482869

Bobo 2018-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the routine feasibility of an image tool adapted from the WELCH questionnaire ( Walking estimated limitation calculated by history) to estimate walking impairment (The WELSH questionnaire: Walking estimated limitation stated by history) in patients investigated for walking impairment. Secondary aims correlation with the maximal walking distance.

Full description

The WELSH is self completed by the patients and scored by the physician after self-completion. Patients perform a 6 minutes walking test on a 30m corridor

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• •Signed consent for the data treatment as a database

Exclusion criteria

• Rebuttal to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 1 patient group

Diabetic patients

Experimental group

Description:

Patients referred for the equilibrium or diagnosis of diabetes mellitus will be proposed to participate and estimate their walking ability with the WELSH (Walking estimated limitation stated by History) based solely on images

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: walking ability