Shockwave therapy for chronic venous wounds
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patients with chronic venous ulcers.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190908044730N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
Age: older than 18 years old.
Having leg ulceration due to underlying venous insufficiency
Ulcer size of greater than 1 cm2
Ulcer must have persisted for at least 6 weeks.
Exclusion Criteria
History of venous surgery in the last 6 months
Known rheumatoid arthritis or systemic vasculitis, acute deep vein thrombosis, coagulopathies, tumors, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases
Pregnancy
With conditions unable to tolerate ESWT, such as severe arterial hypertension, anticoagulant therapy
Wound infection during the treatment, which would result in antibiotic regimen, or change of treatment during the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound size. Timepoint: Week 0, 4, and 8. Method of measurement: Ruler.;Secretion rate. Timepoint: Week 0, 4, and 8. Method of measurement: Observation.;Pain intensity. Timepoint: Week 0, 4, and 8. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS).;Quality of life. Timepoint: Week 0, 4, and 8. Method of measurement: Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire (CCVUQ).;Patients’ satisfaction. Timepoint: Week 0, 4, and 8. Method of measurement: Using a scale of 0-10 (0 as completely unsatisfied and 10 as completely satisfied).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method