Electromagnetic Field Therapy to Improve Healing of Chronically Venous Ulcer

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark36 enrolled

Overview

Chronically venous ulcer in lower extremities is a permanent and disabling disease. Venous insufficience is the main cause of chronic ulcer. There is a high prevalence and frequency of the disease, primarily among elderly people. Recently, electromagnetic field therapy has been tested on various diseases in musculoskeletal system with a beneficial effect. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using electromagnetic field therapy to treat chronically venous ulcer. The hypothesis of the investigators is that the electronic magnetic field therapy improves the healing process and reduces pain for patients suffering from chronically venous ulcer. The investigators assume that the bioactivity is affected by a cellular response which affects the DNA synthesis, transcription og protein synthesis.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Venous Hypertension With Ulcer and Inflammation Venous Ulcer Pain

Interventions

Active Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field (PEMF)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who suffer from ulcer in lower extremities * Patients who suffer from venous insufficience detected by duplex scanning or by a pressure on digits \> 40 mmHg * Patients with a regular need of compression stockings * Age \> 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Unability to read or understand Danish * Patients who suffer from manifest neoplastic disorder

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reduction of ulcerous area.

Measurement of ulcerous area in order to assessing the effect of the healing process.

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Pain reduction in proportion to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

The pain reduction will be measured by VAS and an analysis of the medication between the two group of patients will be carried out in order to measure quality of life, adverse effects, ulceration, granulation tissue etc.