Chronic wounds
Conditions
Interventions
Cupping therapy group:Cupping therapy
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) group:NPWT by VSD dressing
Sponsors
Department of burn and plastic surgery, the first hospital of Shijiazhuang city, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients presented with a chronic wound less than 8 cm at the greatest diameter and greater than 2 cm at the narrowest diameter; 2. Chronic wounds were located in relatively smooth areas that were amenable to cupping therapy (e.g., shoulder back, haunch, abdomen and bilateral thighs).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Chronic wounds with bone exposure and wound errhysis; 2. Patients were not suitable for NPWT or cupping therapy because of specific medical conditions (e.g., hematological diseases, anticoagulant use, or other chronic disease, such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease, severe hepatic damage, and tumors); 3. Patients received NPWT treatment or cupping therapy in the previous month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Healing time; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Area percentage of wound healing;Positive ratio of wound germiculture;VAS score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWenli Zheng
Department of burn and plastic surgery, the first hospital of Shijiazhuang city, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
Outcome results
None listed