Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are a serious complication accounting for about 4.54% of ulcers in people with diabetes. Matrix Rhythm Therapy (MRT) is an emerging modality focused on restoring cellular rhythm. This study explores its effect on diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), a major complication of diabetes. By enhancing microcirculation and tissue regeneration, MRT offers a promising, non-invasive approach to wound healing and improving patient outcomes.
Primary study objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of MRT on DFUs on wound characteristics, ulcer tissue healing, and ulcer grading score.
Methods/design: It was a pilot study with a sample size of 9 participants.
Setting: Recruitment of participants was monocentric, conducted at the General Surgery Department of Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & Medical Research Centre.
Participants: 23 patients were screened and 14 were excluded since they did not meet the inclusion criteria. A total of 9 participants aged between 45 - 75 years with HbA1c < 7.5% and diagnosed DFU were recruited.
Intervention: Each patient received 2 sessions of MRT for 45 minutes, with 3 days interval in between both sessions.
Primary outcome measures: Participants were evaluated in terms of wound characteristics (imitoMeasure- Measure Wound App), ulcer tissue healing score (Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool), and ulcer grade (Wagner Ulcer Grade Classification System).
Results: The experimental group participants showed differences in pretest and posttest outcome scores of wound characteristics [(Area P = .0022) (Length P = .0032) (Width P = .0010), and (Circumference P = .0020)], ulcer tissue healing score P = .0001, and ulcer grading score P = .0431.
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