Low-level laser therapy and Calendula officinalis in repairing diabetic foot ulcers
Carvalho AF, Feitosa MC, Coelho NP, Rebêlo VC, Castro JG, Sousa PR, Feitosa VC, Arisawa EA
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 38 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2016-08-01 · Rev Esc Enferm USP · vol. 50 · issue 4 · pp. 628–634
- Publisher
- University of São Paulo
- Cited
- 108 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 3.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 11 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Bee Products Chemical Analysis · Wound Healing and Treatments
- Keywords
- Medicine, Calendula officinalis, Low level laser therapy, Ankle, Laser therapy, Foot (prosody), Diabetic foot, Visual analogue scale, Ultrasound, Lesion, Randomized controlled trial, Surgery, Physical therapy, Internal medicine, Laser, Diabetes mellitus, Radiology, Traditional medicine, Endocrinology
- MeSH
- humans, calendula, diabetic foot, plant oils, combined modality therapy, phytotherapy, prospective studies, wound healing, adult, aged, middle aged, female, male, low-level light therapy
8 authors
From BR, US
- Ana Flávia Machado de CarvalhoUniversidade Estadual do Piauí
- Maura Cristina Porto FeitosaUniversidade Estadual do Piauí
- Nayana Pinheiro Machado de Freitas CoelhoUniversidade Estadual do Piauí
- Veruska Cronemberger Nogueira RebêloUniversidade Estadual do Piauí
- Juçara Gonçalves de CastroDeVry University
- Patrícia Regina Gomes de SousaDeVry University
Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy isolated and associated with Calendula officinalis oil in treating diabetic foot ulcers.
Method
An experimental, randomized, controlled, prospective, interventional clinical case study using a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 32 diabetic patients of both genders. Participants were randomly divided into four groups. Doppler Ultrasound evaluation of the Ankle-Brachial Index, brief pain inventory and analog pain scale were performed at baseline and after 30 days.
Results
Reduced pain was observed in the Low-level laser therapy and Low-level laser therapy associated with Essential Fatty Acids groups (p<0.01). Regarding the Ankle-Brachial Index and Doppler Ultrasound, all groups remained stable. By analyzing lesion area reduction, Low-level laser therapy associated with Essential fatty acids group showed a significance of p=0.0032, and the Low-level laser therapy group showed p=0.0428.
Conclusion
Low-level laser therapy, performed alone or associated with the Calendula officinalis oil was effective in relieving pain and accelerating the tissue repair process of diabetic foot.
Objetivo
Avaliar os efeitos da Terapia a Laser de Baixa Intensidade isolada e associada ao óleo de Calendula officinalis no reparo de úlceras em pé diabético.
Método
Estudo de caso clínico, experimental, controlado, randomizado, prospectivo, intervencional, de caráter quantitativo. A amostra foi composta de 32 pacientes diabéticos, de ambos os gêneros. Os participantes foram distribuídos aleatoriamente em quatro grupos. Ultrassom Doppler, avaliação do Índice Tornozelo-Braquial, Inventário breve de dor e escala de dor analógica foram realizados no início e após 30 dias.
Resultados
Houve redução da dor nos grupos Terapia a Laser de Baixa Intensidade e Terapia a Laser de Baixa intensidade associada aos Ácidos Graxos Essenciais, com p<0,01. Quanto ao Índice Tornozelo-Braquial e Ultrassom Doppler, todos os grupos mantiveram-se estáveis. Na análise da redução de área da lesão, o grupo Terapia a Laser de Baixa Intensidade associada aos Ácidos Graxos Essenciais apresentou uma significância p=0,0032, e o grupo Terapia a Laser de Baixa Intensidade, p=0,0428.
Conclusão
A Terapia a Laser de Baixa Intensidade, realizada tanto isoladamente quanto associada ao óleo de Calendula officinalis, foi eficaz no alívio da dor e na aceleração do processo de reparo tecidual de pé diabético.
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