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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2014 Oct;8(3):244-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2013.11.009. Epub 2014 Jan 13.

Effects of a pulsatile electrostatic field on ischemic injury to the diabetic foot: evaluation of refractory ulcers

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a pulsatile electrostatic field on ischemic injury to the diabetic foot: evaluation of refractory ulcers

Mario Liani et al. Prim Care Diabetes. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Aims: The macro- and microcirculation disease, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), induces ischemic wounds of the lower limbs. We have tried to reduce the aggregation of red blood cells and to improve the O2 supply to the tissues and speed the healing of ulcers in T2DM patients.

Methods: We enrolled 25 obese subjects without glucose intolerance (group A; BMI greater than 30 kg/m2), 20 obese adults intolerant to glucose (group B) and two subgroups, groups C and D, with T2DM and with leg ulcers. The groups A, B and C were treated with PESF. Body weight, O2 extraction, the capillary pulse, blood pressure and the surface of the ulcers were monitored.

Results: The technique PESF shows to have positive effects on the metabolism, on the reduction of body weight in the groups A and B, increasing extraction of O2 in group C and increase the speed of healing of wounds in group C compared to group D. In group A, there was a significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Conclusions: The technique PESF has affected the metabolic processes and the speed of wound healing ulcer in patients with T2DM.

Keywords: Foot; Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); Ulcers.

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