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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12613001374752
ACTRN12613001374752
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A randomized, controlled, clinical study on the effectiveness of high voltage pulsed current and high frequency ultrasound in treating pressure ulcers in geriatric patients

Academy of Physical Education0 sites77 target enrollmentDecember 13, 2013

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Physical therapy in wound healing
Sponsor
Academy of Physical Education
Enrollment
77
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 13, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Academy of Physical Education

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • The eligibility criteria were the following: older than 60 years of age, a stage II, III or IV pressure ulcer of at least 0\.5 cm2 located on the trunk, buttock region, lower and upper extremities, persisting for a minimum of 1 month but not longer than 12 months. If a patient had two pressure ulcers, both were evaluated for healing progress.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with more than two pressure ulcers were not eligible to participate in the experiment. Other excluding criteria were neoplasm, lymphatic system diseases, central nervous system demyelinating diseases and cirrhosis of the liver. Patients with deep, tunneling, necrotic wounds likely to involve osteomyelitis and requiring surgical intervention were also excluded from the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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