aser therapy in pressure ulcers: healing mechanisms

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pressure ulcers; Chronic wound healing; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Skin - Other skin conditions; Inflammatory and Immune System - Normal development and function of the immune system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000366550
• Lead Sponsor: Prof. Jakub Taradaj

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Participating subjects will meet the following inclusion criteria: (1) presented with a lower extremity pressure ulcer and (2) provided written informed consent to participate in the study. There will be no restrictions on gender, race, age, or ulcer duration.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects with the following conditions will not be allowed to participate or will be excluded from the study: (1) clinically detectable infection in the ulcer (critical colonization of bacteria, no signs of healing for two weeks, friable granulation tissue, foul odor, increased pain in the ulcer, increased heat in the tissue around the ulcer, an ominous change in the nature of the wound drainage, e.g., new onset of bloody drainage or purulent drainage, or necrotic tissue in the ulcer); (2) use of drugs, such as corticosteroids, that could interfere with the wound-healing process; (3) use of special dressings, such as hydrocolloids, calcium alginate, activated carbon or any type of therapeutic procedure different from that used routinely by all groups in the study; (4) non-attendance to the therapeutic program; (5) pregnancy; (6) ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI)<0.8; (7) diabetes mellitus; (8) systemic sclerosis; (9) cancer diagnosis; and (10) pareses and paralysis caused by injuries to the central or peripheral nervous system. Patients whose pressure ulcers required surgical intervention will also be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified