Sickle cell Disease, Leg ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 62 patients undergoing weekly curative exchanges with Unna boot after cleaning the lesion with saline 0.9% 500-1000mL in jet followed by the use of primary dressings with Essential
Procedure/surgery
E04.176
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be registered and regularly attend multidisciplinary outpatient healing of HU / UFS; be older than 12 years; ulcers present in one or both members; being a carrier of sickle cell anemia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient's refusal to participate in the study; avoidance of multidisciplinary healing clinic; have insufficient cognitive conditions to follow the recommended guidelines; present peripheral arterial disease or autoimmune disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Monitoring wound healing by measuring its perimeter over six months. The lesions will be documented by serial photographs under the same environmental conditions, with a distance of one meter from injury. The wound will be modeled on sterile paper and then transferred to transparent paper to estimate the perimeter | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The clinical aspect of the lesion will be used the classification RYB over six months. Red - predominated by granulation tissue; Yellow - show fibrous exudate; and Black - have tissue necrosis | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarco Nunes
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Outcome results
None listed