Chronic ulcer of skin NOS. Chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patient's age between 30 - 80, patients with at least one diabetic foot ulcer, second degree (based on Wagner); having ankle-brachial index (ABI) more than 0.6 or two clear beats on ulcerated leg; not need to be hospitalized; lack of other dangerous diseases; no need for anticoagulant or steroid pharmaceutics; n?ot addicted to alcohol or opium; no entomophobia; to sign the consent. Exclusion criteria: Having sever diseases such as heart disorders and so on, Sever pain during maggot Therapy, Sever and un-controlled fever during maggot therapy, maceration around the wound after each interval of maggot therapy, Emergent hospitalization during or after of each interval of maggot therapy, Bleeding during maggot therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring of surface of necrotic tissue. Timepoint: 48 and 96 hours after treatment. Method of measurement: photographing and measuring by MATLAB 1.6, the mathworks Inc, natic, ma, 2000. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring of granulated tissue. Timepoint: 48 and 96 hours after treatment. Method of measurement: photgraphing and measuring by MATLAB 1.6, the mathworks Inc, natic, ma, 2000. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tehran University of Medical Sciences