SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2001
Electromagnetic therapy for the treatment of venous leg ulcers.
Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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1 citing paper in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Electrical Response to Injury: Molecular Mechanisms and Wound Healing.Advances in wound care · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundElectromagnetic therapy is used with the aim of improving the healing of chronic wounds such as pressure sores and venous leg ulcers
objectivesTo assess the effectiveness of electromagnetic therapy in the treatment of venous leg ulcers SEARCH STRATEGY: The Cochrane Wounds group search strategy was used (see Scope) to search for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of electromagnetic therapy for the treatment of venous leg ulcers SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials comparing electromagnetic therapy with sham electromagnetic therapy or other (standard) treatment DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Results of searches were scrutinised by one reviewer (and checked by a second) to identify possible RCTs and full reports of these were obtained. Details of eligible studies were extracted and summarised using a data extraction sheet. Attempts were made to obtain missing data by contacting authors. Data extraction was checked by a second reviewer. MAIN
resultsA total of three eligible RCTs were identified. Two trials compared the use of electromagnetic therapy to sham (Ieran 1990; Kenkre 1996) and one trial (Stiller 1992) compared it with standard topical treatments. One of the trials found a difference in healing rates of borderline statistical significance between electromagnetic therapy and sham, although the direction of treatment effect was consistently in favour of electromagnetic therapy the difference was not statistically significant. REVIEWER'S
conclusionsThere is currently no reliable evidence of benefit of electromagnetic therapy in the healing of venous leg ulcers.
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