Low-level laser therapy and Calendula officinalis in repairing diabetic foot ulcers

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho,Ana Flávia Machado de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Feitosa,Maura Cristina Porto, Coelho,Nayana Pinheiro Machado de Freitas, Rebêlo,Veruska Cronemberger Nogueira, Castro,Juçara Gonçalves de, Sousa,Patrícia Regina Gomes de, Feitosa,Valrian Campos, Arisawa,Emilia Angela Lo Schiavo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342016000400628
• topic: Calendula Officinalis; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetic Foot; Laser Therapy

Abstract OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy isolated and associated with Calendula officinalis oil in treating diabetic foot ulcers. METHOD An experimental, randomized, controlled, prospective, interventional clinical case study using a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 32 diabetic patients of both genders. Participants were randomly divided into four groups. Doppler Ultrasound evaluation of the Ankle-Brachial Index, brief pain inventory and analog pain scale were performed at baseline and after 30 days. RESULTS Reduced pain was observed in the Low-level laser therapy and Low-level laser therapy associated with Essential Fatty Acids groups (p<0.01). Regarding the Ankle-Brachial Index and Doppler Ultrasound, all groups remained stable. By analyzing lesion area reduction, Low-level laser therapy associated with Essential fatty acids group showed a significance of p=0.0032, and the Low-level laser therapy group showed p=0.0428. CONCLUSION Low-level laser therapy, performed alone or associated with the Calendula officinalis oil was effective in relieving pain and accelerating the tissue repair process of diabetic foot.