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ltrasound treatment of gluteal cellulitis in women who use and do not use oral contraceptives

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L00-L99
Registration Number
RBR-7yft5y
Lead Sponsor
niversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Female subjects; Age between 20 and 30 years; Carriers of fibrous integumentary dysfunction; Users of hormonal contraceptive pill for the GA group; And not users of hormonal contraceptive pill for the GN group; without children; That are not undergoing esthetic treatment at the moment.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals with malignant tumors; Infections and acute thrombophlebitis; Plastic osteosynthesis; Areas with altered sensitivity; Pregnant women; With pacemakers.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement of the FEG appearance after the ultrasound sessions, evaluated through subjective physical examination of the PAFEG and graduation in the photographic records, using the Nurnberger-Muller scale (zero stage: there is no appearance of furrows in the lying and standing positions; 1: there is no standing or lying evidence, but the skin presents a mattress appearance; stage 2: is evident in the standing position and does not appear when lying down; and stage 3: EGF is evidenced spontaneously both standing and lying down).<br>Women who use hormonal contraceptives are expected to perform better than women who do not.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Observation of the intensity that presents better results in the treatment of EGF, through graduation by the photographic records. The right gluteus, which was treated with 2.5W / cm2 intensity, is expected to have a lower grade than the left one, with an intensity of 1.0W / cm2.<br>;Finding a change in the temperature of the area that was treated with ultrasound immediately after the application of the same. Through the thermographic records, the average gluteal temperature is expected to be reduced.
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