Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Photobiomodulation on the Treatment of Soft Tissue Traumatic Injuries

Lead Sponsor:

University of Nove de Julho

Conditions:

Soft Tissue Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Soft tissue injuries are directly related to the energy of the trauma and its repair is the main factor for bone healing and the recovery of the function of the affected limb. Photobiomodulation (PBM)...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult individuals of both sexes, aged between 18 and 60 years;
  • Interned in the Orthopedics and Infirmary Emergency Room of the Surgical Clinic of Conjunto Hospitalar do Mandaqui;
  • Victims of high-energy trauma in the lower limbs with sufficient soft tissue injury to make primary closure unfeasible or definitive treatment of injuries in the initial care associated with tibial fracture.

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of chronic systemic diseases (renal failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, peripheral vascular insufficiency);
  • Allergy to cefazolin and gentamicin;
  • Uncontrollable active bleeding;
  • Occlusive arteriopathies;
  • Compartmental syndrome;
  • Necrosis in the area of neurovascular injury with sensory deficit at the injury site;
  • History of previous surgeries on the affected limb;
  • Local or systemic changes that contraindicate surgical intervention or hinder the postoperative period;
  • Smoking;
  • Photo sensitivity history;
  • Neurological and psychiatric disorders;
  • Use of anti-inflammatory drugs in the last 15 days prior to the trauma;
  • Pregnant women.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 30 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04361773

Start Date

May 30 2020

End Date

December 30 2021

Last Update

April 24 2020

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