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Defocused Shock Wave Therapy for Chronic Wounds

NCT02410447 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2015-04-07

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Summary

Chronic soft tissue wounds of the lower limbs are painful and debilitating condition that significantly reduce the quality of life of the patient. They often do not respond to conservative treatments or advanced wound managements. Focused and defocused extracorporeal shock wave therapy can be a viable alternative therapeutic strategy.

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of defocused extracorporeal shock wave treatment on chronic soft tissue wounds of the lower limbs, in terms of the rate of wound healing and pain control.

Conditions

  • Wounds

Interventions

DEVICE

Defocused shock wave therapy (DUOLITH® SD1)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Roma La Sapienza

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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