NCT03229330

Low-level Light Therapy on Treatment of Venous Ulcers Assesed by Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC)

The Effect of Low-level Light Therapy on Treatment of Venous Ulcers Assessed by Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC): Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study compares the effect of adjuvant treatment of Low-level Light Therapy with conventional treatment in the tissue repair of venous ulcers in patients undergoing outpatient nursing consultation. For the evaluation of the cases clinical indicators of Nursing Outcomes Classification have been used.

Detailed description

There are several therapeutics with different mechanisms of action to reach tissue repair. The conventional treatment of venous ulcers is based on the alternation of exercising the lower extremities with resting, the application of topical treatments associated with compressive therapy, and the use of medications. Despite the diversity of bandages available, there are still lesions with difficult prolonged healing process. Therefore, Low-level Light Therapy has been used as an adjuvant technological alternative therapy, due to its photochemical effects on the tissues, such as the modulation of inflammation, increase of granulation tissue, contraction of the wound, reduction of the inflammatory process, and reduction of pain. This therapy contributes to accelerate and improve the tissue repair process. Studies assessed by Nursing Outcomes Classification about the usage of the treatments above combined are not available. Consequently, more robust clinical studies over venous ulcers to evaluate the tissue repair must be proposed using reliable instruments.

Conditions

• Venous Ulcer
• Low-Level Light Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Low-level Light Therapy	Low-level Light Therapy 660nm (red laser), 1 to 3 Joules, irradiation time and number of points varied.
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	Conventional treatment	Topical treatment: essential fatty oil, hydrogel, papain gel, petrolatum gauze, calcium or silver alginate, zinc oxide and barrier cream; and high compression bandage SurePress

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2017-07-25
• Last updated: 2019-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil