Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor:	Parisa Taheri, Mehrnoosh Parvaresh, Babak Vahdatpour, Morteza Shahbandari
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Pain score business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Wound size Compression bandaging General Medicine law.invention Patient satisfaction Randomized controlled trial Quality of life law Extracorporeal shockwave therapy Anesthesia medicine In patient business
Zdroj:	Galen Medical Journal. 10:e1931
ISSN:	2322-2379 2588-2767
Popis:	Background: Chronic venous ulcers (CVUs), demanding specialized care, are still a major socioeconomic problem facing health care systems worldwide. This study’s main goal was evaluating the efficacy of ESWT application as an AT in the treatment of wounds for curing CVUs. Materials and Methods: 50 patients presenting with CVUs were divided into two groups of ESWT and control randomly. Then, ESWT was applied one session per week, during four weeks, along with routine CB. The control group also received sham ESWT together with CB. In this respect, pain score, wound size, patient satisfaction and quality of life (QoL) using the Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire (CCVUQ) were consequently assessed at baseline, week four, and week eight and then compared between both groups. Results: The findings showed that patients receiving ESWT along with CB had significantly lower pain and were also feeling more satisfied than the cases undergoing CB alone (P
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