Wound Healing, Varicose Ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 12 subjects with venous ulcers received bands with infrared emitting ceramic material,cover dressings with fatty acids
Placebo group: 12 subjects with venous ulcers received bands
Radiation
Other
Q65.050
Sponsors
Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUI
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: to be over 18 years of age; Present medical diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency recorded in the medical record; Being in medical follow-up at the Vascular Surgery Service of the Charity Hospital of Ijuí; No ulcer with arterial, neuropathic or mixed etiology.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: to present irregularities in the frequency of attendance at the consultations; Discontinuity and nonadherence in ulcer treatment; Infected ulcer; Ischemia in the affected limb.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of at least 1 cm in the size of the venous ulcer, determined by measuring the ulcer by means of a 30 cm ruler comparing the pre-intervention evaluation and after 90 days of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the score of at least 0.5 in the quality of life score assessed by the "Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study - Quality of Life / Symptom" (VEINES-QOL / Sym) questionnaire comparing the pre-intervention evaluation and after 90 days of intervention . | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGerli Herr
Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUI
Outcome results
None listed