Hansen's Disease, Leprosy, Wounds
Conditions
Keywords
Leprosy, Hansen's disease (HD), Jinchuang Ointment (JCO), wounds, anti-inflammation
Brief summary
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a Chinese herb complex Jinchuang ointment (JCO) on the treatment of chronic nonhealing wounds in patients with Hansen's disease and its mechanism.
Detailed description
20 patients who were hospitalized at Lo-Sheng Sanatorium, Ministry of Health and Welfare, were recruited. Ulcers were treated in this study using the four-step wound care guidelines, observation, rinsing, cleaning, and dressing, published by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration. Besides, JCO was applied once a day on the wounds. Basic data of each case were collected, and a monthly wound record was used to follow the condition of the wound healing of these patients.
Interventions
OTHERJingchuang Ointment(JCO)
Applied once a day on the wounds
OTHERRegular Treatment
Do not use the Jingchuang Ointment(JCO), as the regular treatment as usual.
Sponsors
Lo-Sheng Sanatorium
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Hanson's patients * Meet the definition of chronic wound
Exclusion criteria
* Kidney disease * Parathyroid disease * Malignant tumors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The size of wound area | Changes in wound size in 3 months | Length times width |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed