NCT02417779

Cutaneous Microcirculation After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Cutaneous Microcirculation of Different Wounds

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 240 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In plastic and reconstructive surgery, treatment strategies of second-degree burns, superficial wounds, hypertrophic burn scars, flaps and chronic wounds aim at reducing infection and improving microcirculation. Although previous studies indicate that extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can accelerate wound healing, only a few studies focused on the elucidation of its mechanisms of action. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the microcirculatory effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on second-degree burns, superficial wounds, hypertrophic burn scars, flaps and chronic wounds in a human in-vivo setting for the first time.

Conditions

• Burn Injury
• Acute Wound
• Chronic Wound
• Burn Scar
• Flap Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Device Name: PiezoWave)	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Device Name: PiezoWave)
DEVICE	Repetitive Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Device Name: PiezoWave)	Repetitive Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Device Name: PiezoWave)

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-02-01
• Completion: 2023-02-01
• First posted: 2015-04-16
• Last updated: 2023-02-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany