Diabetes Lower Extremity Complications Research and Training Network in Foot Ulcer and Amputation Prevention

Project Information

DIALECT

Grant agreement ID: 101073533

DOI

10.3030/101073533

EC signature date 14 July 2022

Start date 1 October 2022

End date 31 March 2027

Funded under

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Total cost

No data

EU contribution

€ 2 738 724,78

Coordinated by

STICHTING AMSTERDAM UMC
Netherlands

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (9)

Reporting of participation in public events (M1-12)
Report on ulcer development

Report on biomechanical, activity and adherence risk factors for ulcer development, its recurrence and amputation

Report acute Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy and Charcot midfoot deformity

Report on disease-related and morphological risk factors in acute Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy and Charcot midfoot deformity

Report on knowledge gaps in custom-made footwear

Report on knowledge gaps in design principles, material use and science and optimisation routines for custom-made footwear

Report on ulcerated plantar foot tissue

Report on histological and biochemical changes and mechanical properties over time in previously ulcerated plantar foot tissue

Report ulcer prevention interventions

Report on the evidence base in diabetes distress among people with recidivist foot ulcers or at high risk of ulcer development

Reporting of participation in public events (M13-22)
Report on innovative footwear design

Report on innovative footwear design and manufacturing methods for their usability and effect in personalised off-loading foot orthotics design

Report large population with or without foot ulcer risk.

A report concerning profiles on quantity and quality of daily physical activity in a large population with or without foot ulcer risk.

Other (1)

Recruitment

Advertising vacancies, recruitment, declarations on conformity

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Modular footwear setup

Modular footwear setup to test the efficacy of materials and design solutions

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

DIALECT website, Teams, Twitter and Facebook profiles

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (12)

Plantar Pressure and Radiographic Deformity at Diagnosis of Active Charcot Neuro-Osteoarthropathy as Potential Prognostic Markers for Time to Remission

Author(s): Victoria E. L. Milbourn, Kerensa M. Beekman, Max Nieuwdorp, Tessa E. Busch-Westbroek, Sicco A. Bus, Nina L. Petrova, Jaap J. Van Netten
Published in: Journal of Clinical Medicine, Issue 15, 2026, ISSN 2077-0383
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/JCM15155828

Cumulative risk of diabetic foot complications in risk groups of type 1 and type 2 diabetes: Real‐world evidence from a 22‐year follow‐up study

Author(s): Abhilasha Akerkar; Pernille F. Rønn; Vanja Kosjerina; Christian Stevns Hansen; Adam Hulman; Frederik Persson; Anne Rasmussen; Peter Rossing; Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia
Published in: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2025
Publisher: WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/DOM.16200

Exploring Experiences and Perspectives of Prescribed Foot Orthoses in People With Diabetes

Author(s): Niloofar Sedighi, Gordon Hendry, Jari Pallari, Ruth Barn
Published in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Issue 19, 2026, ISSN 1757-1146
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/JFA2.70130

Quantifying mechanical and morphological properties of plantar foot soft tissues: a systematic review of techniques, methods and their clinimetric properties

Author(s): Alessandro Vicentini, Marieke A. Mens, Arjan Malekzadeh, Jaap J. van Netten, Mario Maas, Sicco A. Bus
Published in: BMC Biomedical Engineering, Issue 8, 2026, ISSN 2524-4426
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S42490-026-00106-X

Correction to “Cumulative risk of diabetic foot complications in risk groups of type 1 and type 2 diabetes: Real‐world evidence from a 22‐year follow‐up study”

Published in: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Issue 27, 2025, ISSN 1462-8902
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/DOM.16381

Combined Associations of Type 2 Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy With Device‐Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour—The Maastricht Study

Author(s): Touria Ahaouari; Brenda Berendsen; Nicolaas Schaper; Hans Bosma; Marleen van Greevenbroek; Bastiaan de Galan; Miranda T. Schram; Hans Savelberg; Annemarie Koster
Published in: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 2025
Publisher: WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/DMRR.70069

Advancing Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care: Focus on the Post‐Healing Transition Phase

Author(s): Kamran Shakir, Hadi Sarlak, Sicco A. Bus, Giulia Rogati, Alberto Leardini, Lisa Berti, Paolo Caravaggi
Published in: Journal of Diabetes, Issue 17, 2025, ISSN 1753-0393
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.70173

Advancing Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care: Focus on the Post‐Healing Transition Phase

Author(s): Kamran Shakir, Hadi Sarlak, Sicco A. Bus, Giulia Rogati, Alberto Leardini, Lisa Berti, Paolo Caravaggi
Published in: Journal of Diabetes, Issue 17, 2026, ISSN 1753-0393
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.70173

Identification and interpretation of risk factors for Charcot foot

Author(s): Victoria E. L. Milbourn; Sicco A. Bus; Frances Game; Jaap J. van Netten
Published in: Diabetologia, 2025
Publisher: SPRINGER NATURE
DOI: 10.1007/S00125-025-06386-7

Current strategies and priorities for diabetic footwear design and production: a cross-European exploratory survey of clinicians and shoemakers

Author(s): Hadi Sarlak, Kamran Shakir, Giulia Rogati, Alberto Leardini, Lisa Berti, Paolo Caravaggi
Published in: Acta Diabetologica, 2026, ISSN 1432-5233
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S00592-026-02669-6

Psychological and emotional aspects in people with diabetic foot disease: a systematic scoping review

Author(s): Alice Cardon, Tue Helms Andersen, Abhilasha Akerkar, Mette Due-Christensen, Olivia Braad Honoré, Anne Rasmussen, Peter Rossing, Bryan Cleal
Published in: BMC Psychology, Issue 14, 2026, ISSN 2050-7283
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S40359-026-04545-Y

Associations Between Diabetes Distress, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuropathic Pain in People With Type 2 Diabetes—The Maastricht Study

Author(s): Alice Cardon, Bryan Cleal, Mette Due‐Christensen, Nicole Dukers‐Muijrers, Klaus Kirketerp‐Møller, Anne Rasmussen, Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Christian Stevns Hansen, Miranda T. Schram, Annemarie Koster
Published in: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, Issue 31, 2026, ISSN 1085-9489
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/JNS.70130