Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Laser Photobiomodulation for Hard-to-heal Ulcers in Frail Older Adults

Sweden1,290 participantsStarted 2020-09-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this quasi-experimental prospective study is to evaluate the effectiveness of photobiomodulation treatment on hard-to-heal ulcers of various diagnosed aetiologies in frail older adults, admitted to municipal home healthcare. The study also include evaluation of cost-effectiveness, and healthcare providers experiences of treating frail older adults hard-to-heal ulcers with photobiomodulation treatment in home healthcare.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria Intervention Arm: * Individual with hard-to-heal ulcer diagnosed with a defined aetiology, treated in municipal home healthcare. * Assessed as eligible by primary care nurse and physician. * Consent to treatment with photobiomodulation. * Consent to the research study. Inclusion Criteria Control Arm: * Individual with hard-to-heal ulcer diagnosed with a defined aetiology, registered in the RiksSår registry. * Consented to use registry information in ulcer related research. Exclusion Criteria Intervention Arm: * Individual with ulcers not classified as hard-to-heal ulcer. * Individual with hard-to-heal ulcer not diagnosed with defined aetiology. * Individual not treated for hard-to-heal ulcer in home healthcare. * Individual not consenting to research study. Exclusion Criteria Control Arm: * Individual with ulcers not classified as hard-to-heal ulcer. * Individual with hard-to-heal ulcer not diagnosed with defined aetiology.

What they're measuring

Healing time: Time in days from initiation of PBM/(baseline registration) until healing.

Timeframe: From start of treatment/registration and until the date of either healed ulcer or interrupted treatment/death assessed for up to 1000 days.

Propotion of healed ulcers compared to other ulcer treatment events.

Timeframe: From start of treatment/registration and until the date of either healed ulcer or interrupted treatment/death assessed for up to 1000 days.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07520825

SponsorUmeå University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-30

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Healing time: Time in days from initiation of PBM/(baseline registration) until healing.

Timeframe: From start of treatment/registration and until the date of either healed ulcer or interrupted treatment/death assessed for up to 1000 days.

Propotion of healed ulcers compared to other ulcer treatment events.

Timeframe: From start of treatment/registration and until the date of either healed ulcer or interrupted treatment/death assessed for up to 1000 days.