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Trial reportLasers in medical science2018

A randomized controlled trial comparing helium-neon laser therapy and infrared laser therapy in patients with diabetic foot ulcer.

Sayed A Tantawy, Walid K Abdelbasset, Dalia M Kamel, Saud M Alrawaili

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Sayed A TantawyDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Medical & Health Sciences, Ahlia University, P.O. Box 10878, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. tantawyss@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7676-7764
Walid K AbdelbassetDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
Dalia M KamelDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Medical & Health Sciences, Ahlia University, P.O. Box 10878, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Saud M AlrawailiDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
Ahlia University · BHPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the effects of (HNLT) and (ILT) on diabetic foot ulcer. Sixty-five patients with diabetic foot ulcer (51 males and 14 females) aged 50-60 years. The participants were classified randomly to two groups, groups I and II. Group I received helium-neon laser therapy (HNLT) and conventional therapy with and group II received infrared laser therapy (ILT) and conventional therapy with for 8 weeks. Ulcer surface area was assessed using a sheet of cellophane paper at the beginning of the study, after 4 weeks, and after 8 weeks at the end of the study. At the beginning of the study, baseline clinical characteristics showed non-significant differences between the two groups (p > 0.05). After 4 weeks intervention, there were significant improvements in ulcer surface area in the two groups (p < 0.05). At the end of the study, after 8 weeks intervention, there were higher reduction in ulcer area in HNLT group more than ILT group, but this difference was statistically non- significant between the two groups (p > 0.05). The present study demonstrates that HNLT and ILT have similar effects to control diabetic foot ulcer in a short-term (up to 8 weeks). Eight weeks of laser therapy have beneficial impacts in diabetic foot ulcer.

Indexed as

Infrared RaysLasers, GasLaser TherapyAgedDiabetic FootFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedWound HealingDiabetic foot ulcerHelium-neon laser therapyInfrared laser therapy

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PMID29846832
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