The efficacy of atmospheric pressure plasma versus low-level laser on chronic wounds (including epidermolysis bullosa)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160320027109N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6
Inclusion Criteria
Age over 10 years old
Chronic wounds over 3 months
Without exclusion criteria
Full satisfaction for entrance to the study
Exclusion Criteria
Other comorbidities including collagen vascular diseases and vasculitis
Coronary artery diseases
Active infection
malignancy in the treatment area
Alcoholics and smokers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The wound size. Timepoint: Before treatment, after each session of treatment (during treatment), 2, 6 and 12 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Photography, Qualitative Wound Score, imagej software.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: Before and just after treatment, 12 weeks after the last session of treatment. Method of measurement: the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI).