Background and Aims:
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used as a treatment modality for diabetic wound ulcers recently. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of HBOT in the management of diabetic ulcer using Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 50 patients with diabetic ulcer were included in this prospective, randomized, controlled study. Patients were randomly divided into two equal-sized (
n
= 25) study groups. Patients in Group CT received only conventional therapy and in Group HT received HBOT along with conventional therapy. Wound ulcers were analyzed on 0, 10
th
, 20
th
, and 30
th
sessions using Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool. Statistical analysis was performed using Microsoft (MS) Office Excel Software with the Chi-square test (level of significance,
P
= 0.05).
Results:
The healing recovery rate as changes in the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool from the 0
th
to 10
th
session in Group CT 0.88 ± 1.09 as compared to Group HT 9.96 ± 2.73 improved significantly with
P
= 0.0001. The grading score recorded from the 10
th
to 20
th
session in Group CT 3.73 ± 2.55 as compared to Group HT 10.40 ± 2.47 improved statistically significant,
P
= 0.0001. The grading score recorded from 20th to 30th session in Group CT 6.16 ± 2.01 as compared to Group HT 6.46 ± 2.19,
P
= 0.646 was not significant.
Conclusion:
HBOT has a definitive adjunctive treatment option in healing diabetic ulcers and improving quality of life.