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Safety and Tolerance of Local Heat Application in the Paralyzed Area of Patients With Complete Paraplegia

NCT03001531 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2020-11-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Preconditioning of regional skin is known to reduce post surgery complications due to increased perfusion and better skin condition. The aim of this study is to prove that local heating through a standardized device in patients with spinal cord injury induces no burnings or other relevant side effects. The investigators expect an increased regional perfusion, temperature and redness.

Conditions

  • Perfusion; Complications

Interventions

DEVICE

HydroSun

a skin area of the lower limb will be treated three times with ultraviolet light emitted by a halogen lamp

DEVICE

Hilotherm

a skin area of the lower limb will be treated three times with heat applied by a sleeve

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    collaborator OTHER

  • Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

    lead NETWORK

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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