Aspirin for Venous Ulcers: Randomised Trial (AVURT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Aspirin for Venous Ulcers: Randomised Trial (AVURT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the commonest cause of leg ulceration, affecting 1 in 100 adults. There is a significant health burden associated with VLUs - it is estimated that the cost of treatment for 1 ulcer is up to £1300 per year in the NHS. The mainstay of treatment is with graduated compression bandaging; however, treatment is often prolonged and up to one quarter of venous leg...
متن کاملAspirin in venous leg ulcer study (ASPiVLU): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND Venous leg ulceration is a common and costly problem that is expected to worsen as the population ages. Current treatment is compression therapy; however, up to 50 % of ulcers remain unhealed after 2 years, and ulcer recurrence is common. New treatments are needed to address those wounds that are more challenging to heal. Targeting the inflammatory processes present in venous ulcers ...
متن کاملSelf Management Activation Randomised Trial for Prostatitis (SMART-P): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND Chronic prostatitis otherwise known as chronic pelvic pain syndrome is a common urological diagnosis that causes many men significant morbidity and has a detrimental effect on their quality of life. Standard treatment with antibiotics and simple analgesia are often ineffective and many patients are managed by the chronic pain services.Cognitive behavioural therapy has been shown to b...
متن کاملMoxibustion for the treatment of pressure ulcers: study protocol for a pilot, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
INTRODUCTION Pressure ulcers are common in the elderly and immobile. Currently, there are few proven effective treatments for pressure ulcers. This trial aims to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and safety of moxibustion for pressure ulcers. METHODS/ANALYSIS This is a multicentre, two-armed, parallel-design randomised controlled trial (RCT). 30 eligible patients with pressure ulcers will be...
متن کاملSupervised exercise training as an adjunctive therapy for venous leg ulcers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND Venous leg ulcers are common, chronic wounds that are painful and reduce quality of life. Compression therapy is known to assist in the healing of venous leg ulceration. Supervised exercise training that targets an improvement in calf muscle pump function might be a useful adjunctive therapy for enhancing ulcer healing and other aspects of physical and mental health. However, the evi...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-1039-9