REAC-induced endogenous bioelectric currents in the treatment of venous ulcers: a three-arm randomized controlled prospective study.

INTRODUCTION

Endogenous bioelectric fields (EBFs) play a fundamental role in promoting repair and regeneration processes, including in leg venous ulcers (LVUs). Unfortunately, the mechanism underlying the production of EBFs is easily altered by infectious, traumatic, and epigenetic factors. This alteration is one of the determining factors for the chronicity of LVUs. This study investigates how radioelectric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) technology treatments, specifically designed to optimize EBFs, and in particular tissue optimization-reparative (TO-RPR) treatment, can improve the results of standard dressing with and without elastic compression in LVU patients.

METHODS

A total of 30 patients were enrolled (12 males and 18 females) and randomized into three groups. All patients completed the study. Group A was treated with standard dressing, elastic compression, and REAC TO-RPR treatment; Group B was treated with standard dressing and REAC TO-RPR treatment; and Group C was treated with standard dressing and elastic compression.

RESULTS

The results show that the combination of REAC treatment and standard dressing associated with elastic compression has the greatest therapeutic efficacy in promoting the healing process for ulcers, reducing perceived pain, and improving the quality of life of the patients treated.

CONCLUSIONS

Further studies will be useful to investigate these prospective results.