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Study aim
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Despite the advantages of potassium permanganate, which include its low price, availability and ease of use for patients and its non-toxicity, due to the lack of scientific and research evidence, it still has no place in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of potassium permanganate in diabetic foot ulcers and its effect on local infection, wound size, wound healing and wound infection control
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Design
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A randomized clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups, on 22 patients. The method of randomization will be used in a parallel way from the restricted randomization approach in the method of random allocation rule
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Settings and conduct
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This study will be conducted in the general surgery clinic and reconstructive surgery clinic of the hospital. Patients are divided into intervention and control groups, and the results of the intervention will be measured on days 0, 7, 14, and 21.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The inclusion criteria is outpatient referral, a diabetic foot ulcer with a Wagner score of 1 or 2, and the presence of a chronic neuropathic diabetic foot ulcer that has been present for at least 3 months. ischemia and progressive infection are exclusion criteria
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Intervention groups
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Patients are divided into two groups. The first group are candidates for standard diabetic foot ulcer treatment. which includes pressure removal from the diabetic foot ulcer, daily washing and daily examination of the ulcer.
The second group are candidates to receive standard treatment plus local solution of potassium permanganate.
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Main outcome variables
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examination of local infection; degree and size of the wound; Examining the edges of the wound and granulation formation; Duration of complete wound healing and wound infection control on days 0, 7, 14 and 21