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Treatment of Bedsores With VIP Light

NCT03627702 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2018-08-13

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Summary

Difficulty healing wounds have a significant effect to the general fitness of the patient and his quality of life. On Account of the frequency of their appearing, constitute the serious health and social problem. In comprehensive dealing with such patients physiotherapy will matter greatly. The visible polychromatic polarized light is most often used physical factor assisting comprehensive treatment bedsores.

Purpose of the work: Analyze of using the visible polychromatic polarized light in the comprehensive process of healing bedsores at elderly people with the limited motor activity.

Material and methods: Participants receive interventions as part of routine medical care, and a researcher studies the effect of the intervention. The study was conducted in people over 65 years old, with bedsores grade III and IV in Torrance scale. The therapy included radiation of bedsores with VIP light. Effectiveness of the method of treatment was examined using photographic images and to measure the extent of the wound.

Conditions

  • Light; Therapy; Bedsore

Interventions

RADIATION

Irradiated VIP (Visible Incoherent Polarized)

20 irradiations were performed twice a day. The exposure time was 10 minutes. Exposure was made at a distance of 10 cm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rzeszow

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jolanta Zwolińska, PhD · University of Rzeszow

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-06
Primary Completion
2017-06-09
Completion
2017-11-21

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