Photobiomodulation With Polarized Light as Adjunctive Treatment in Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Wound Healing Disorder

Treatments: Radiation: polarized light; Other: Medical Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04446767

P.T REC/017/00482.

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of Photobiomodulation With Polarized Light on wound healing and aerobic microflora in Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Full description

Effect of Photobiomodulation With Polarized Light on wound healing and aerobic microflora in Diabetic Foot Ulcer both sexes were included and intervention will be given for two months, wound healing will be assessed by measuring the surface area and the Aerobic microflora will be isolated and controlled on the basis of bio-gram and antibiogram at the beginning and at the end of treatment.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. The patients with diagnosed diabetic foot ulcer lasting at least 4 weeks ( sized from 0.5 to 2 cm
2. Cooperative and mentally stable patients .

Exclusion criteria

1. Hepatic patients .
2. Uncontrolled hypertension .
3. Uncontrolled diabetic patients with HbA1c>8.5% .
4. Neurological disorders .
5. Musculoskeletal disorders that interfere with program .
6. Previous history or any sign of DVT .

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Bioptron light therapy and medical care

Experimental group

Description:

bioptron light therapy sessions, about 12 minutes on the foot ulcer 3 sessions per week for about 8 weeks plus medical care in the form of Appropriate day-care and principles of local ulcer therapy, washing and bandaging, use of anti exudative, anti-inflammatory and disinfection solutions will be administered to this group, topical antibiotics will be administered based on bio-gram and antibiogram results

Treatment:

Radiation: polarized light

medical care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Appropriate day-care and principles of local ulcer therapy, washing and bandaging, use of anti exudative, anti-inflammatory and disinfection solutions will be administered to this group, topical antibiotics will be administered based on bio-gram and antibiogram results

Treatment:

Other: Medical Care