Home-Based Electrical Stimulation to Accelerate Wound Healing—A Double-Blinded Randomized Control Trial
Authors' conclusion
Daily home-based E-Stim provides early results on the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of E-Stim as an adjunctive therapy to speed up wound healings in patients with chronic DFU and mild to severe PAD.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and mild to severe peripheral arterial disease38 recruited
- Participants
- 33 patients
- Comparison
- Daily home-based electrical stimulation (E-Stim) vs identical non-functional device
- IGn = 16
- CGn = 17reference
- Primary endpoint
- Wound area reduction from baseline
- Follow-up
- 4 weeks
Methodological detailsdouble-blinded, home-based, sham device-controlled
- Double-blinded
- Home-based
- Sham device-controlled
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Wound area
- IG: significant wound area reduction of 22% (baseline 7.4 ± 8.5 cm² vs 4W 5.8 ± 8.0 cm²), P = 0.002
- CG: average wound area unchanged, P = 0.982
- Within-group change from baseline; no between-group comparison reported
Further findings
Self-reported adherence to daily home therapy
- Self-report adherence to daily home-therapy
- 93.9%
Safety
Removal from study
- Removed due to non-compliance or infection
- 5
Original publication
Home-Based Electrical Stimulation to Accelerate Wound Healing—A Double-Blinded Randomized Control Trial. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 30 July 2021. doi:10.
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