Assessment of the effectiveness of carbon dioxide bath in the treatment of venous leg ulcers.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- chronic venous ulcersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitationSkin - Other skin conditionsCardiovascular - Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000636550
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with venous leg ulcers were included in the study.
Obtain voluntary and informed consent of the patient to participate in the study.
Chronic wound duration more than 1 month.
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria were:
an ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) lower than 1.0,
diabetes,
cancer,
peripheral nerve injury,
rheumatoid arthritis,
ventricular arrhythmia,
cardiac pacemaker,
ulcer surgery,
skin infection,
pregnancy
after steroid therapy,
bilateral ulcers.
lymphedema,
pulmonary edema
congestive heart failure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Any change in the surface area and circumference of the wound will be analyzed. [Digital planimetry using a high-resolution camera and AutoCad software was used to assess the progress of treatment. The surface area [cm2] and wound circumference [cm] were measured for each patient. Wound size will be measured at baseline before the first treatment session and immediately following completion of the last treatment session]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method