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Filter by:The purpose of the study is to evaluate the clinical performance of a new Negative Pressure Wound Therapy dressing in the management of chronic and acute wounds.
To measure the effectiveness of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) as an adjunct wound care therapy.
Chronic wound of lower limb. In developed countries, the prevalence of chronic wounds is linked to the ageing of the population and the increase in chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. Consequence: amputations of lower limb. The prevalence of chronic wounds is also variable across the globe. In addition, chronic wounds are associated with psychosocial problems such as poor quality of life, loss of professional activity and progressive de-socialization of patients. To improve the quality of care we need in french wound assessment tools validated scientifically like the RESVECH 2.0 scale, validated in the Spanish language.
According to international consensus, information on the level of skin oxygenation is necessary for the diagnostic management of chronic wounds. The measurement of transcutaneous partial oxygen pressure (or TcPO2, according to the acronym) is measurable with a medical device that uses a Clark electrode. Since the medical device in question is expensive and the measurement time-consuming (approximately 45 minutes per patient), the TcPO2 is only rarely accessible (in hospital medicine as in nursing homes) and is therefore not predominant in the clinical decision. The clinical decision is currently mainly based on the result of the ankle blood pressure measurement, which is readily available. The main objective is to study, from the same skin surfaces (same localization of skin sites and same dimensions of each surface in cm²), in patients with cutaneous vascular disorders or chronic wounds, the relationship between (i) the transcutaneous oxygen saturation values (expressed as a percentage) by the innovative non-contact optical imaging device under study (IPAM, method to be validated) and (ii) the transcutaneous partial oxygen pressure values (TcPO2) (expressed in millimeters of mercury, mmHg) measured by the reference medical device (Périflux6000, gold standard).
Pain management is a priority axis of health insurance spending objectives and contributes to improving the quality of care.There are several types of pain: acute, chronic and induced. These are often found in the management of chronic wounds. The high prevalence of chronic wounds represents a major public health problem. Chronic wounds require long, painful and regular treatment. When dressing these wounds, pain management is essential. Indeed, it can generate healing delays. Usually, pharmacological methods are used to reduce the pain induced by care. But these methods can lead to undesirable effects. Thus, new non-pharmacological techniques are emerging.The investigators therefore wish to assess the effect of virtual reality on pain induced by care during the repair of dressings in the management of chronic wounds.