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thirty-four patients with charcot foot ulcer will be included, their ages will be ranged from 50 to 70 years old and randomly distributed into two equal groups : study group includes 17 patients who will recieve pulsed electromagnetic field and electrical stimulation three days per week for three months .
control group includes 17 patients who will recieve electrical stimulation , standard wound care and medical treatment
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A (Study group) | Experimental | PEMF group who recieves pulsed electromagnetic field therapy and electrical stimulation |
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| Group B(control group) | Active Comparator | who recieves standard wound care , electrical stimulation and medical treatment |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| pulsed electromagnetic field therapy | Device | PEMF is regarded as an efficient physical therapy method that has been utilized clinically to treat a variety of orthopedic conditions, including delayed union and nonunion of fractures. According to studies, PEMF has been authorized for its biological effects, which include the mineralization of bone matrix, osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, and osteoblast proliferation |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| rate of bone healing | asses rate of bone healing through plain x-ray after six weeks then after twelve weeks from initiation of treatment | Baseline and three months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| ulcrer healing | asses wound surface area through wound surface area Tracing pre treatment ,after six weeks and after twelve weeks from initiation of treatment | baseline and three months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Norhan Eltayeb, MSc candidate | Contact | 01288053957 | 1400534@st.pt.cu.edu.eg | |
| Nessrien AbdelRashid, assistant professor | Contact | 01143872680 | nessrien.afify@pt.cu.edu.eg |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Physical Therapy Cairo University | Recruiting | Giza | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004561 | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation |
| D014640 | Vancomycin |
| ID | Term |
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| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
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| Transcutanous electrical nerve stimulation | Device | Electrical stimulation consider a safe and cost-effective method for pain management. It has no side effects and few contraindication in addition to no drug interaction . According to studies ,electrical stimulation decreases pain through reducing central transmission of pain signals because of nociceptive inhibition at the presynaptic level in the dorsal horn. |
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| Vancomycin | Drug | medical antibiotics |
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| D000698 |
| Analgesia |
| D000760 | Anesthesia and Analgesia |
| D006020 | Glycopeptides |
| D006001 | Glycoconjugates |
| D002241 | Carbohydrates |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |