Trial reportInternational wound journal2013
A home-based progressive resistance exercise programme for patients with venous leg ulcers: a feasibility study.
Trial report in International wound journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of exercise in treating patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Chronic wounds in Australia: A systematic review of key epidemiological and clinical parameters.International wound journal · 2019Pooled it
- Barriers and enablers to patient recruitment for randomised controlled trials on treatment of chronic wounds: A systematic review.International wound journal · 2018Pooled it
- Prescribed Exercise With Compression vs Compression Alone in Treating Patients With Venous Leg Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA dermatology · 2018Pooled it
- What is the effect of exercise on wound healing in patients with venous leg ulcers? A systematic review.International wound journal · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of supervised exercise training on lower-limb cutaneous microvascular reactivity in adults with venous ulcers.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Trial
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a self-management exercise intervention on wound healing, functional ability and health-related quality of life outcomes in adults with venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial.International wound journal · 2017Trial
- Testing the effectiveness of a self-efficacy based exercise intervention for adults with venous leg ulcers: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.BMC dermatology · 2014Trial
- Impact of physical activity as an adjuvant treatment in the healing of venous ulcers in primary care: active legs RCT.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The co-design of an exercise-based, lifestyle intervention for people with venous leg ulcers; a self-care, expert-supported strategy for a chronic condition.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Effects of physical activity as an adjunct treatment on healing outcomes and recurrence of venous leg ulcers: A scoping review.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society · 2022Article
- The impact of exercise training on calf pump function, muscle strength, ankle range of motion, and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic venous insufficiency at different stages of severity: a systematic review.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2021Review
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- Participant experiences in a feasibility trial of supervised exercise training in adults with venous leg ulcers: A qualitative study.International wound journal · 2019Article
- Evaluation of the Isokinetic Calf Muscle Strength and the Range of Motion of Joint in C3 Chronic Venous Insufficiency.Vascular specialist international · 2019Article
- Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Points for the Management of Venous Ulcers.The Indian journal of surgery · 2018Review
- Factors associated with physical activity levels in people with venous leg ulcers: A multicentre, prospective, cohort study.International wound journal · 2018Article
- Combined effect of yoga and naturopathy in uncomplicated varicose vein disease - a prospective randomized controlled trial.Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicineArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This study aimed to assess the feasibility of a home-based exercise programme and examine the effects on the healing rates of venous leg ulcers. A 12-week randomised controlled trial was conducted investigating the effects of an exercise intervention compared to a usual care group. Participants in both groups (n = 13) had active venous ulceration and were treated in a metropolitan hospital outpatients clinic in Australia. Data were collected on recruitment from medical records, clinical assessment and questionnaires. Follow-up data on progress in healing and treatments were collected fortnightly for 12 weeks. Calf muscle pump function data were collected at baseline and 12 weeks from recruitment. Range of ankle motion data were collected at baseline, 6 and 12 weeks from recruitment. This pilot study indicated that the intervention was feasible. Clinical significance was observed in the intervention group with a 32% greater decrease in ulcer size (P = 0·34) than the usual care group, and a 10% (P = 0·74) improvement in the number of participants healed in the intervention group compared to the usual care group. Significant differences between groups over time were observed in calf muscle pump function parameters [ejection fraction (P = 0·05), residual volume fraction (P = 0·04)] and range of ankle motion (P = 0·01). This pilot study is one of the first to examine and measure clinical healing rates for participants involved in a home-based progressive resistance exercise programme. Further research is warranted with a larger multi-site study.
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