Existing predictive methods applied to gait analysis of patients with diabetes: study protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Type 2 diabetes can lead to gait abnormalities, including a longer stance phase, shorter steps and improper foot pressure distribution. Quantitative data from objective methods for evaluating gait patterns are accurate and cost-effective. In addition, it can also help predictive methods to forecast complications and develop early strategies to guide treatments. To date, no research has systematically summarised the predictive methods used to assess type 2 diabetic gait. Therefore, this protocol aims to identify which predictive methods have been employed to assess the diabetic gait.

Methods and analysis

This protocol will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol (PRISMA-P) statement. Electronic searches of articles fr

SUBMITTER: Moura da Silva PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862448 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature