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Effectiveness of Microcurrents Therapy in Pressure Ulcers in Elderly People

NCT03753581 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2021-06-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect on the healing of pressure ulcers in elderly people using a care protocol plus the application of microcurrent patches during 12 hours per day compared to the effect of the same protocol plus placebo electric stimulation.

Conditions

  • Electric Stimulation Therapy

Interventions

DEVICE

Care protocol plus microcurrents

CARE NURSING PROTOCOL: postural treatment every 4 hours more standardized cure according to the guide of recommendations based on evidence in prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in adults of Osakidetza health service. MICROCURRENTS: the electrodes will be placed on the edge of the dressing on the sides of the ulcer's longer length during 12 hours a day until the ulcer is completely healed or for a maximum of 25 days. Characteristics of microcurrents: pulsed monophasic rectangular wave with a pulse of 1.5 s and pause of 300 ms, voltage 21 mV and intensity 42μA with a current density of 4.2 μA.

DEVICE

Care protocol plus placebo microcurrents

The same nursing care protocol described for the experimental group will be applied more 12 hours per day of 2 electrodes of microcurrents around the ulcer, which will be previously manipulated and tested with an oscilloscope so that they do not emit electrical currents

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Residencia Geriátrica San Diego, S.L.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Residencia de Mayores Río Tajo ARTEVIDA. Centro Serviger Talavera

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Castilla-La Mancha

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Juan Avendaño Coy, PhD · University of Castilla-La Mancha

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-31
Primary Completion
2021-06-10
Completion
2021-06-10

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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