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2022 Jul 19


Trials


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Effects of photobiomodulation on re-epithelialization of burn wound: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Authors

de Araújo Pereira Venceslau S C, Ferreira J L S, Barros R M F, de Morais R M, Dos Santos H H, de Oliveira V M A, de Andrade P R
Trials. 2022 Jul 19; 23(1):573.
PMID: 35854374.

Abstract

Burns are a global public health problem and cause approximately 180,000 deaths annually, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. Topical antibiotics and occlusive dressing are standard treatments for burns not requiring a skin graft. However, physiotherapy has low-cost phototherapeutic and electrophysical resources (e.g., light-emitting diode [LED]) that may accelerate burn healing. This study aims to compare the re-epithelialization rate of second-degree burns, pain, pruritus, skin temperature, quality of wound healing, and scar quality and mobility among individuals undergoing treatment with red LED, infrared LED, and simulated photobiomodulation.