diabetic foot
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Will be included in this study volunteers who complete the following criteria:Be 18 years of age or older; Present a clinical diagnosis of type II diabetes; Being monitored at the outpatient clinic of the HMI vascular clinic; Present ulcer located in the region of the feet, medial and distal third of the leg, classified in grade 1 and 2 of stage A, by the System of The University of Texas Diabetic Wound Classification of Texas Diabetic Wound Classification System); Ulcers with a length between 1 to 5 cm; Ulcer with onset time less than or equal to 3 months; Have preserved cognitive ability, assessed with the help of the mini exam of mental state (MMSE)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria established were: Uncontrolled diabetes, measured at the time of recruitment or via information obtained from the medical record; Smoker; Alcoholic; Neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders; Peripheral arterial disease (PAOD), determined by measuring the ankle-arm index (ABI) less than 0.90; Conditions that contraindicate Photobiomodulation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find the ulcer healing rate, verified by the computerized planimetry method, and presentation of the parameters in percentages, used to verify if the outcome really occurred | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| it is expected to evaluate the clinical evolution of the ulcer, through 28 indicators of the results referring to wound healing: second intention (1103) and tissue integrity: skin and mucous membranes (1101) of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). The NOC results are composed of indicators that have five-point Likert scales to assess state variability. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal do Maranhão