Health Condition 1: null- Non healing chronic ulcers
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Limited access dressing: Negative pressure wound therapy and moist wound healing.
Each LAD dressing can keep upto 10-15 days and Wounds were washed with saline daily through the ports w
Sponsors
Manipal univeristy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Non diabetic chronic ulcers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with collagen disorders, Leprosy patients, Pregnant women, Liver cirrhosis, HIV +ve patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Collagen content (Hydroxyproline) in the granulation tissueTimepoint: After 10 days of treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| hexosamine, total protein, and antioxidants [reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione s-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), thiol], wound surface pH, matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), and oxidative biomarker malondialdhyde (MDA) were measured in the granulation tissue. Histopathologically, necrotic tissue, amount of inflammatory infiltrate, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix deposition (ECM) were studied to determine wound healing.Timepoint: After 10 days of treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Pramod kumar
Kasturba medical college manipal
Outcome results
None listed