Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Conditions
Brief summary
For centuries, light has been a well-known and effective healing method. In the beginning of the 20th century there was a first attempt to condense light energy and distribute it in higher levels, a use that was successfully applied on many soldiers wounded in the Second World War. The laser, which is based on the quantum phenomenon of stimulated emission, was first demonstrated in the beginning of the 1960s and immediately received many applications in all areas of medicine.Many different studies were carried out in the past decade trying to assess the effect of laser therapy on properties of healing wounds. This study aim to assess the efficacy and safety of Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of non-healing diabetic foot ulcers.
Interventions
DEVICEstandard hoem treatment
All treatments will be carried out by trained study caregivers that will give standard treatment to all the participants under their care. Every treatment will consist of the following steps: A thorough rinse with an antiseptic soap (Septal scrub) with a stream of warm water. Drying of the foot with an absorbable disposable paper towel. Using clean latex gloves the caregiver will beam the ulcer with LLLT 808, B-cure laser machine in the following method.
DEVICELLLT-808 B-cure laser machine
From the day of entering the study, ulcers will be treated twice daily regardless of the treatment that was used until then. All treatments will be carried out by trained study caregivers that will give standard treatment to all the participants under their care. Every treatment will consist of the following steps: A thorough rinse with an antiseptic soap (Septal scrub) with a stream of warm water. Drying of the foot with an absorbable disposable paper towel. Using clean latex gloves the caregiver will beam the ulcer with LLLT 808, B-cure laser machine in the following method. The part of the laser machine from which the laser beam is radiating - the beam guard, will be cleaned with a disposable swab of 70% alcohol. The cleaning will be performed while the machine is pointing downwards.
Sponsors
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Known Diabetes mellitus 2. With an active chronic wound in the foot, that has been treated conventionally for over 3 months. 3. No known osteomyelitis. 4. Size of wound: 1-8 cm2. 5. Ages: 21 - 75 6. Gender: male and female
Exclusion criteria
1. Signs of osteomyelitis. 2. The ability to probe to bone with the presence of local or systemic infection and suggestive radiological features provided a clinical diagnosis of osteomyelitis. 3. There is active osteomyelitis in the bone underlying the ulcer. 4. Pregnant women. 5. Children under 21. 6. Presence of or known cancerous comorbidity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To assess the efficacy of b-cure laser in patients with diabetes mellitus induced lower leg skin ulcers | — | the efficacy will be assesed using measurement of wound depth. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| safety | — | safety will be evaluated by counting advese events in each group. |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactMeir Liebergall, Prof.
Outcome results
None listed