Study of Maggot Therapy in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Kerman Medical University128 enrolled

Overview

This study was a Kind of clinical trial with equal randomization, that have been done from January 2009 to June 2011 in the AFZALIPOOR hospital endocrine ward in Kerman-Iran on 128 diabetic patient who had foot wounds.Replacement of conventional therapy by new methodes is one of the more important aims for health professional specially for nurses.One of this new treatment is maggot therapy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

128

Conditions

DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS

Interventions

procedure:maggot therapyOTHER

each times in maggot therapy continued for three days.wound assessment was done before and after any intervention

conventional therapyOTHER

patients receive ordinary treatment for diabetic foot

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Have a chronic illness more than 7 weeks. * The age of the patients between 40- 90 years old. * Not having capillary disease (Blockage of artery, Rinold). * Not user of anticoagulants and corticosteroids drugs. * Patients without history of allergy to drugs and foods. * Having diabetic type 2 Exclusion Criteria: * patients who refer to critical clinical care unit * patients who have amputation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change from baseline in BATES-JENSEN WOUND ASSESSMENT score at 3days and change from baseline in BATES-JENSEN WOUND ASSESSMENT score at 6 days

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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