The effect of the use of Infrared Radiation Station on patients with Limb Venous Úlcers

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• Conditions: Wound Healing, Varicose Ulcer; G16.100.856.891; C14.907.927.730

• Registration Number: RBR-8c7xzn
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUI

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

to be over 18 years of age; Present medical diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency recorded in the medical record; Being in medical follow-up at the Vascular Surgery Service of the Charity Hospital of Ijuí; No ulcer with arterial, neuropathic or mixed etiology.

Exclusion Criteria

to present irregularities in the frequency of attendance at the consultations; Discontinuity and nonadherence in ulcer treatment; Infected ulcer; Ischemia in the affected limb.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of at least 1 cm in the size of the venous ulcer, determined by measuring the ulcer by means of a 30 cm ruler comparing the pre-intervention evaluation and after 90 days of intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of the score of at least 0.5 in the quality of life score assessed by the Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study - Quality of Life / Symptom (VEINES-QOL / Sym) questionnaire comparing the pre-intervention evaluation and after 90 days of intervention .