Implementation of basic package of care improved socio-economic conditions of lymphedema patients in rural Mali after two years follow-up.

ABSTRACT: Research shows that a local hygiene package washing, wound care, and exercise improves lymphedema (LE) patients' quality of life by reducing ADLA, costs, stigma, and boosting work capacity. The 'LEdoxy' study, a 24-month, multicountry, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of doxycycline plus hygiene, investigated the efficacy of daily doxycycline versus a placebo for lymphatic filariasis in Mali, India, and Sri Lanka. All 'LEdoxy' participants consistently followed a standardized hygiene program. This study, embedded within the previous 'LEdoxy' study, assessed cost reductions in ADLA management and evaluated the social impact of the regular local care based on the HP among LE patients in Mali. We conducted a cross-sectional study embedded in "LEdoxy" study participants in the health

SUBMITTER: Dolo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604757 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature