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SynthesisJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2025

Diabetic foot prevention, assessment, and management using innovative smart wearable technology: a systematic review.

Doua Kosaji, Mohammad I Awad, Rateb Katmah, Herbert F Jelinek, M Fatima Domingues, Mohamed Baguneid, Abeer Alanazi, Kinda Khalaf

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Benefits of Multi-Disciplinary Limb Preservation Teams.Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery · 2026
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  8. The mechanism and application ofFrontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Doua KosajiBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Khalifa University, PO. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mohammad I AwadElectrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineer Department, College of Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, P.O. Box: 59911, Abu Dhabi, UAE. mohd.awad@adu.ac.ae.
Rateb KatmahBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Khalifa University, PO. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Herbert F JelinekHealthcare Engineering and Innovation Group, Khalifa University, PO. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
M Fatima DominguesBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Khalifa University, PO. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mohamed BaguneidVascular Surgeon Department, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), PO Box 11001, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Abeer AlanaziPodiatry and Vascular Department, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), PO Box 11001, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Kinda KhalafBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Khalifa University, PO. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE. kinda.khalaf@ku.ac.ae.

Funding

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research CIRA-2021-10Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research FSU grant 8474000469
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diabetic foot (DF) is a chief culprit behind significant preventable morbidity and mortality in type-2-diabetes patients and the leading cause of non-traumatic lower-extremity amputations. Despite the clinically well-understood pathways to ulceration, including neuropathy, ischemia, and infection, DF continues to impose a significant health and economic burden on patients and healthcare systems. Recent technological developments in sensing, smart miniaturized wearable technology, and artificial intelligence provide ample options for viable solutions. A continuous monitoring wearable system that alerts patients and healthcare providers could enhance current detection and management protocols. Quantification of both mechanical (plantar-pressure and shear-forces) and physiological/wound-associated parameters (temperature, humidity, vascular, microcirculation, and pH) underlying the pathophysiology of DF provides opportunities for improving the assessment of DF and treatment outcomes. This review bridges this knowledge gap by exploring the integration of current state-of-the-art sensing modalities and smart wearables with novel actuation technology for real-time management towards effective wound healing of the DF.

Indexed as

Diabetic FootWearable Electronic DevicesHumansDiabetic footDiabetic neuropathyPeripheral vascular diseases (PVD)Sensors

Identifiers

PMID40682082
PMCPMC12273060

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Registered trials

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