Observational studyInternational wound journal2017
Refractory venous leg ulcers: observational evaluation of innovative new technology.
Observational study in International wound journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electrical stimulation as an adjunctive therapy for diabetic ulcers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- Healing Rate and Time to Closure of Venous Leg Ulcers: A Real-World Service Evaluation of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation as an Adjunct to Compression Therapy.Advances in skin & wound care · 2025Article
- Effects of low-frequency pulsed electrical stimulation at the common peroneal nerve on chronic refractory wounds of the lower limb: A randomized controlled trial.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Continuous muscle pump activation by neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the common peroneal nerve in the treatment of patients with venous leg ulcers: A position paper.International wound journal · 2024Review
- The muscle pump activator device: From evidence to lived experiences.International wound journal · 2024Review
- The impact of a new intervention for venous leg ulcers: A within-patient controlled trial.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Comparison of the Hemodynamic Performance of Two Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Devices Applied to the Lower Limb.Journal of personalized medicine · 2020Article
- Using a muscle pump activator device to stimulate healing for non-healing lower leg wounds in long-term care residents.International wound journal · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This observational case series reports the evaluation of a novel neuromuscular electrical stimulation device (geko™) that stimulates the common peroneal nerve at the fibular head as an adjunctive therapy in patients with non-healing venous leg ulcers. The aim was to evaluate and determine if the geko™ device was effective in this population and should be added to the medical supply formulary. Patients whose wounds had failed to heal within 24 weeks of standard therapy were identified in two community settings in Ontario. A total of 11 patients consented to the evaluation with a combined 107-year history of recalcitrant leg ulcers. Although the pre-geko™ healing rate was unknown, all ulcers were considered non-healing. With geko™, the average weekly percentage reduction in surface area for all patients was 4·5% and for the six adherent to geko™ and best practices 7·0%. By comparison, the average weekly percentage reduction for measurable wounds in the five non-adherent patients was 1·8%. Requirements for success appear to include an arterial status adequate for healing, effective and prompt management of wound infections and adherence to the treatment schedule. The geko™ device has been added to the medical supply formulary in one centre and is pending in the other.
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