ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Addition of Lymphatic Stimulating Self-Care Practices Reduces Acute Attacks among People Affected by Moderate and Severe Lower-Limb Lymphedema in Ethiopia, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Efficacy of Intensified Hygiene Measures with or without the Addition of Doxycycline in the Management of Filarial Lymphedema: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial in Tanzania.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Trial
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- Nutritional predictors of lymphatic filariasis progression: Insights from a machine learning approach.PloS one · 2025Article
- Addressing the Syndemic Relationship between Lymphatic Filariasis and Mental Distress in Malawi: The Potential of Enhanced Self-Care.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- The role of a community conversation intervention in reducing stigma related to lower limb lymphoedema in Northern Ethiopia.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The national distribution of lymphatic filariasis cases in Malawi using patient mapping and geostatistical modelling.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Self-Care Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Podoconiosis Patients in East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Infrared Thermal Imaging as a Novel Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Tool to Assess Filarial Lymphoedema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- The development of a capacity-strengthening program to promote self-care practices among people with lymphatic filariasis-related lymphedema in the Upper West Region of Ghana.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2021Article
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14 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Lymphedema causes disability and exacerbates poverty in many countries. The management of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and podoconiosis-related lymphedema involves daily hygiene to reduce secondary infections, but self-massage and deep-breathing, which have proven beneficial in cancer-related lymphedema, are not included. A cluster randomized trial in northern Ethiopia investigated the effects of lymphatic stimulation for people affected by moderate to severe lymphedema. Participants were allocated to either standard (control
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