The healing of pressure ulcers treated with electrical stimulation delivered by the cathode versus the alternating use of the cathode and anode.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Wound healing; Pressure ulcers; Chronic wound healing; Pressure ulcer healing; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Skin - Other skin conditions

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000992606
• Lead Sponsor: Academy of Physical Education,

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 71

Inclusion Criteria

Patient eligibility for the experiment will be established by their physician according to the following criteria: older than 60 years of age, at high risk of PU development (a score on the Norton scale below 14 points), with a stage II, III or IV pressure ulcer of at least 0.5 cm2 in size and of minimal duration 4 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

Any condition that might prevent the application of electrical stimulation (ES) (a cardiac pacemaker, cancer, osteomyelitis, PU in need of surgical intervention).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified