Diabetic Foot Ulcer Not Healing? Spot a Stalling Wound Early

A stalling wound rarely announces itself. It looks a little better one week and a little worse the next, and months can pass on a plan that isn't working. Research points to an early signal, and it only works if you measure the same way every time.

What the four-week signal shows

In a prospective trial of 203 patients, ulcers that shrank more than 53 percent in the first four weeks healed by week 12 in 58 percent of cases. Ulcers that shrank less than that healed in only 9 percent.

The catch: different hands and different rulers add noise, and the trend gets lost. Consistent measurement is what makes the early signal usable in diabetic foot care.

How WoundScribe On Foot helps you see the trend

WoundScribe On Foot measures the wound from a photo with markerless imaging, the same way at every visit. Length, width, and area go straight into the record. See how AI-powered wound imaging works.

Then Healing Trajectory reads the trend with you:

• Healing: the wound is getting smaller.
• Stalling: the change has slowed or stopped. Time to ask why: offloading, perfusion, infection, or the plan itself.
• Worsening: the wound is getting bigger, and the plan needs a second look.

You decide what to change. Every visit stays on record, so you can show the change. In the sample chart, the wound is 37 percent smaller than at the last visit. Explore the healing dashboard for more.

Before and between visits

Before the visit, a smart clinical summary gives you the whole chart and what changed since last time. It can make mistakes, so check anything before you sign.

Between visits, Pingoo AI Health Companion explains the plan to your patient in plain language, like how to live well with diabetes. It supports your care team. It isn't medical advice. Learn more about patient engagement and education.

See the stall. Change the plan. Start free at woundscribe.ai or download WoundScribe from the App Store.