Efficacy of a Self-managed Cooling Intervention for Pain and Physical Activity in Individuals With Recently Healed Chronic Venous Leg and Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a self-managed cooling intervention in individuals with recently healed venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) on pain reduction and physical activity improvement.

Design

A 6-month longitudinal randomized controlled trial.

Subjects and setting

The sample comprised 140 individuals with previously healed VLU and DFU who received care in 3 outpatient wound centers in the Southeastern region of the United States. Participants were randomized to the MUSTCOOL or a placebo cooling patch intervention.

Methods

The cooling and placebo interventions comprised cooling or cotton-filled patch application to recently healed skin for 30 minutes, 3 times weekly plus standard of care includ

SUBMITTER: Kelechi TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271545 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature