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SEEING THE EFFECT OF LEECH THERAPY ON DIABETIC WOUND

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: 8- Other Procedures
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/05/052855
Lead Sponsor
VYDS AYURVEDA MAHAVIDHLAYA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients with clinical features of Dustha Vrana w.s.r. Madhumehaja Vrana (diabetic ulcer)

will be included.

2. Patients of both sexes between 25 to 60 years of age will be included in the study.

3. Patients with Fasting blood sugar level ranging between 70-130mg/dl and random blood

sugar level ranging between 70-150 mg/dl will be included.

4.Patients with Hb level ranging between 10-16g/dl will be included.

5. Patients willing to give a consent to perform the therapy will be included.

6.Patients with bleeding time ranging between 2-9 min and clotting time between 10-13 sec

will be included.

7.Patients with ulcer size less than or equal to 6cm from the widest dimension of the ulcer

will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with Hb level below 10g/dl will be excluded.

2. Patients with acute features and with complications like gangrene will be excluded.

3. Patients with peripheral vascular diseases like Raynaudâ??s disease, Buergerâ??s disease, DVT

and Arterial and Venous ulcers will be excluded.

4. Patients associated with any other systemic diseases and HIV, HBsAg, HCV, VDRL will

be excluded.

5. Patients with ulcer size more than 6cm will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Size of ulcer <br/ ><br>2. Discharge from the ulcer <br/ ><br>3. Time taken for healingTimepoint: Weekly intervals, i.e 1 st week , 2nd week , 3rd week and 4th week.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
smell , pain, and granulationsTimepoint: Weekly intervals, i.e 1st week , 2nd week , 3 rd week and 4th week.
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