Wounds Protocol at Family Health Strategy Units in a Rio Grande do Sul Countryside Town

Evaluate the process for implementing a wound protocol for lesion control and cost-effectiveness in the context of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Vascular Wounds in Adults Cardiovascular Diseases Leg Ulcer Skin Diseases Skin Ulcer Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Varicose Ulcer Varicose Veins Vascular Diseases

Age range

60 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Presenting vascular (venous, arterial or mixed) ulcers for over 1 year;
Be available to have wounds dressed at the healthcare unit;
Be a patient registered with the Family Health Strategy teams.

Exclusion criteria

Have some condition rendering the patient unable to go to the unit, such as being bedridden or having had a lower limb amputated;
Having decompensated diabetes mellitus;
Having move away from the Family Health Strategy unit's coverage area.

Treatment and study plan

Wounds Protocol

Combination Product

Nurses who have been trained to use wound dressing supplies and also on the use of the protocol.

Primary outcomes

Lesion remission by measuring the surface area of the wound

Time frame: one month

Remission of the wound, and other clinical variables such as odor, pain, infection and presence of exudate.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Implementing and Assessing an Wounds Protocol at Family Health Strategy Units in a Rio Grande do Sul Countryside Town

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Jul 7, 2017
Registry last updated: Oct 30, 2018

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