High versus low frequency transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on venous lower limb ulceratio
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Circulatory SystemSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
•The patients’ ages will be ranged from 45 to 60 years (Debreceni et al., 1995).
•The patients will be chosen from both sexes.
•Patient with chronic lower limb ulcers will be selected.
•The duration of disease is longer than 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
•The patients who have skin malignancy in the area to be treated.
•The patients who have severe anemia.
•Patient with skin allergy.
•Patient with cortisone therapy.
•Severe uncontrolled hypertension.
•Pregnant women.
•Diabetic ulcer un controlled diabetes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Computerized photographic wound surface area assessment equipment:<br>- Canon EOS 4000d Digital Camera - ImageJ 1.47. computer software was used to measure wound surface area ;Wound volume assessment tools<br>Using sterilized siring saline , filling the wound with saline with known volume is a simple technique for wound volume assessment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain assessment by :The visual analog scale (VAS) is the VAS, which consists of a line, usually 10 cm long, ranging from no pain or discomfort (zero) , to the worst pain that could possibly feel (10)