Perfusion; Complications
Conditions
Keywords
Complete paraplegia
Brief summary
Preconditioning of regional skin is known to reduce post surgery complications due to increased perfusion and better skin condition. The aim of this study is to prove that local heating through a standardized device in patients with spinal cord injury induces no burnings or other relevant side effects. The investigators expect an increased regional perfusion, temperature and redness.
Interventions
DEVICEHydroSun
a skin area of the lower limb will be treated three times with ultraviolet light emitted by a halogen lamp
DEVICEHilotherm
a skin area of the lower limb will be treated three times with heat applied by a sleeve
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* men and women * aged from 18 to 65 years * paraplegia Th2-Th12 * spinal cord injury had occurred \>12 weeks ago
Exclusion criteria
* infections * fever * diabetes * heart failure stadium III * renal insufficiency stadium III. * scars, wounds or other injuries in the area of treatment * skin type V and VI on Fitzpatrick scale
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| presence of burn injury | up to 24 hours | grade 1 (hyperemia, redness), grade 2 a/b (blisters) and grade 3 (necrosis) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| blood perfusion | before and 1min after the application of light or heat | perfusion (PeriFlux System 5000) in perfusion units |
| skin surface temperature | before and 1min after the application of light or heat | measuring surface temperature with thermometer |
| skin redness | before and 1min after the application of light or heat | visual inspection |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed