Wound healing / diabetic foot ulcers
Photobiomodulation parameters for diabetic foot ulcers systematic review
Dos Santos Mendes-Costa L, de Lima VG, Barbosa MPR, et al. Lasers in Medical Science. 2021.
This review extracted DFU PBM parameters and found common use of 600 nm and 800 nm spectra, but weak reporting quality.
Evidence grade
low
Effect direction
mixed
Panel relevance
not-panel-replicable
Key findings
- Seven randomized human clinical trials met inclusion criteria.
- Most studies used 600 nm and 800 nm wavelength ranges.
- Many papers did not describe enough PBM parameters to establish an optimized protocol.
Protocol details
| Wavelengths | 600, 800 nm |
|---|---|
| Irradiance | Not reported mW/cm2 |
| Fluence | Not reported J/cm2 |
| Session time | Not reported minutes |
| Frequency | Varied by trial |
| Duration | Varied by trial |
| Treatment area | Diabetic foot ulcers |
| Device type | Photobiomodulation devices |
Caveats
- Parameter reporting is not strong enough for a confident consumer protocol.
- DFU use belongs in clinical supervision, not general wellness content.