| Autor: |
Korelo RI; Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil. raciele@ufpr.br, Valderramas S, Ternoski B, Medeiros DS, Andres LF, Adolph SM |
| Jazyk: |
English; Portuguese; Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: |
Revista latino-americana de enfermagem [Rev Lat Am Enfermagem] 2012 Jul-Aug; Vol. 20 (4), pp. 753-60. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0104-11692012000400016 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of microcurrent electrical stimulation on pain and area of venous ulcers. In a pilot study for a single-blind controlled clinical trial, carried out at an outpatient clinic during four weeks, 14 subjects with venous ulcers (mean age 62±9 years) were divided in two groups: microcurrent (n=8) and control group (n=6). Pain (by Visual Analogue Scale) and the ulcer area were measured by planimetry. There was a significant difference between the two groups with respect to pain (microcurrent group from 8.5 (6.5-9.75) to 3.5 (1-4.75) and control group from 7.5 (5.75-10) to 8.5 (5.5-10), p<0.01). Non-significant changes were found with respect to ulcer area (planimetry by graph paper, p=0.41 and by Image J, p=0.41). In conclusion, the application of microcurrent improves the pain of patients with venous ulcers (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01372020). |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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