Efficacy of Shock Wave Therapy on Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

king Saud university, Rehabilitation Research Chair0 个研究点目标入组 38 人开始时间: 2013年4月4日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•Patients who met the following criteria were included in this study: (1) diagnosis of type I and II diabetes; (2) Grade 2 diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) according to the University of Texas Diabetic Foot Wound Classification System (wound penetrating to tendon or capsule, not involving bone or joint); (3) ulcer has been resisted to conservative treatment > 3 months; (4) ulcer measures > 0.5cm and < 5 cm at any dimension; (5) patient should have had peripheral neuropathy, as defined by insensitivity to a 10-g monofilament and (6) patient should be willing to participate in the study and comply with the follow-up.

•Patients were excluded if they had: (1) evidence of local infection, acute cellulitis, osteomyelitis or gangrene anywhere in the affected extremity; (2) presence of renal, hepatic, neurologic or malignant diseases; (3) severe protein malnutrition (serum albumin < 2.0 g/dl) or severe anemia (Hgb < 7.0 g/dl); (4) an ankle-brachial index < 0.7, absence of the dorsalis pedis or posterior tibial arteries pulse; or (5) pregnancy.

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king Saud university, Rehabilitation Research Chair