High Voltage Pulsed Current and Microcurrent Stimulation Therapy in Treatment of Wounds.

High Voltage Pulsed Current Versus Microcurrent Stimulation Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of high-voltage pulsed current (HVPC) and microcurrent stimulation therapy (MST) in treating chronic wounds and to compare their effects.

Sixty patients with chronic wounds (pressure ulcers) and their ages will be ranged from 45 to 60 years old. They will be recruited from the outpatient clinic at Kasr Al-Aini Hospitals and they will be randomly assigned into two groups of equal numbers, each one will contain thirty patients. High-voltage pulsed current group and microcurrent stimulation therapy groups. The change in wound surface area and wound volume will be measured before the intervention and after six weeks of intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients are of both sexes.
• Subject's age will be from 45 to 60 years.
• All patients will enter the study having their informed consent.
• All patients will be assessed by a physician before starting the study procedure.
• All patients suffer from a chronic wound not healed more than or within six weeks.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with acute wounds.
• Patients with burn wound injuries.
• Malignancy in the wound.
• Necrotic tissue in the wound.