Pressure ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment Group :Electro-acupuncture
Control Group :acupuncture
Sponsors
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with at least one pressure ulcer and last one month; 2. The age of patients range between 18 and 79 (years); 3. Subjects with pressure ulcers belonged to the II, III phase; 4. Subjects have treated with medicine intervention and also the standard care and nutrition.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with infection; 2. Subjects received intervention of corticosteroids, radiation therapy, chemotherapy on cancer and so on, which might affect the healing of pressure ulcer; 3. Complication of diabetes mellitus; 4. Subjects with some diseases fail to treat with electro-acupuncture as follows: (1) Cardiac arrhythmia; (2) Atrial fibrillation; (3) Cardiac Pacemaker; (4) Radiation therapy history of deep and local place; (5) Venous thrombosis or thrombophlebitis; (6) Metal ion or metal is implanted on the local skin surface; (7) Pregnancy; (8) Active osteomyelitis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surface area of Pressure ulcer;Healing time;PH value; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PUSH Scale;Braden Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactSun Zhongren
Outcome results
None listed