Patients with cutaneos diseases: chronic cutaneos ulcers - pressure or venous ulcers.
Conditions
Interventions
The treatment of the injury consisted on High Voltage Pulsed Current application (100 microseconds, 100/150 Volts, 100 Hz) for 30 minutes, 2 times weekly for 12 months.The active electrodes were place
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Sponsors
Faculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira
Faculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria was considered both genders, aged between 18 and 80 years and the presence of chronic cutaneos ulcers of any etiology and that no contamination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The presence of wound infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| On the initial evaluation and after each session, wounds were photographed and subsequent scanned into a software, that does the calculation of the area of injury in cm². Given the experimental conditions carried out, one can verify that the HVPS was effective in healing chronic cutaneos ulcers. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| High Voltage Pulsate Current promoted reduction in the area of the lesions treated and even the complete closure of most of them. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFabiana Sakabe
Faculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira
Outcome results
None listed