Energy healing intervention as complementary therapy in diabetic foot ulcers
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diabetic foot ulcers, stress, and nerve regeneration in soles in diabetic patientsNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17141223
- Lead Sponsor
- Center for Pranic Healing
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Men and women in the age group of 25 - 75 years
2. Presence of diabetic foot ulcers in Wagner grade 1 - 3
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant women
2. Smokers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Size and severity of Diabetic Foot Ulcer measured using pictures of the wounds taken on recruitment and at the end of the trial and wound area compared either through the wound zoom camera or using Image J software which will be examined by the clinician and measurements and characteristics noted at recruitment and end of the trial<br>2. Improved sensation in soles measured through Monofilament and Vibratory Perception Threshold tests using last available reading before the start of the trial and measured at the end of the trial <br>3. Stress, general well being and appetite measured by means of a questionnaire administered at the end of the trial
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Glycemic level measured through Hba1c or FBS tests using last available reading before the start of the trial and measured at the end of the trial