The effect of topical olive oil on the healing of foot ulcer in patients with type 2 diabetes
- Conditions
- Diabetes.Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with multiple complications
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014083014251N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
having a diabetic wound grade 1 and 2 based on Wegener's classification ; having foot ulcers in the extremities (fingers, soles, heels, or foot) that have created at least 4 weeks before ; having a body mass index 18 to 35 ; lack of any history of addiction and cigarette and alcohol abuse ; lack of using any drug that may delays wound healing such as: corticosteroids, immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agents ; lack of any chronic diseases other than diabetes that may affect the healing of wounds such as cancers, vacuities, liver and kidney dysfunctions and heart failure class 3.
Exclusion criteria: wound with active infection that needs antibiotic therapy and any gangrene wound that needs amputation; any evidence of ischemic, traumatic, neurotropic and venous ulcers; procrastinate refer to diabetes clinic for wound dressing change more than two times.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Healing of diabetic foot ulcers. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Based on diabetic foot ulcers check list.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tissue around the wound. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Based on diabetic foot ulcers check list.;Wound degree. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Based on diabetic foot ulcers check list.;Wound exudates. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Based on diabetic foot ulcers check list.;Wound color. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Based on diabetic foot ulcers check list.