Low-laser light therapy in venous ulcer healing: a randomized clinical trial
By Taline Bavaresco
06-08-2021
ABSTRACT
Objectives: to compare the effect of adjuvant low-laser light therapy versus conventional
treatment alone on venous ulcer healing.
Methods: this is a randomized clinical trial with 40 patients randomized equally to a control group (topical and compressive treatment) and intervention group (adjuvant low-laser light therapy). Outcomes of interest were Wound Healing: Secondary Intention and Tissue Integrity: Skin & Mucous Membranes, as described in the Classification of Nursing Outcomes/NOC.
Results: groups with similar sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Eighty-two ulcers were assessed, with an average duration of 1 to 5 years, in 1,066 nursing consultations, with a statistically significant difference in the time and number of healed ulcers (intervention group). There was a significant improvement in the nursing outcomes under study and in eight clinical indicators. Conclusions: low-laser light therapy improves and reduces tissue regeneration time, contributing to advances in wound treatment.
Descriptors: Venous Ulcer; Low-Laser Light Therapy; Wound Healing; Standardized Nursing
Terminology; Outcome Assessment.
Low-laser
light therapy
venous ulcer healing
Study design, period, and place
Population and sample: inclusion and exclusion criteria
Study protocol
Analysis of results, and statistics
Contributions to nursing, health, and public policies
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