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Trial reportWound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society

The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Patient Education Program on Venous Leg Ulcer Healing: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Sebastian Probst, Camille Saini, Paul Bobbink, André Frei, Fiona Dudley-Martin, Simone Gafner, Florian Stern, Georgina Gethin

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Patient Education Program on Venous Leg Ulcer Healing: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sebastian ProbstGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9603-1570
Camille SainiGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2459-3034
Paul BobbinkGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-455X
André FreiGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Fiona Dudley-MartinGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Simone GafnerInstitute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Leukerbad, Switzerland.
Florian SternGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Georgina GethinGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen ForschungSwiss National Science Foundation 1053C_185332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the impact of a nurse-led, multidisciplinary education programme on wound healing, patient knowledge, and adherence to compression therapy, physical activity, and nutrition in individuals with venous leg ulcers (VLU). In this randomised controlled trial, 87 patients with VLU from three outpatient clinics in Western Switzerland were allocated to an intervention group (IG) receiving structured education plus standard care, or a control group (CG) receiving standard care alone. The 12-month intervention included in-person education, counselling, and follow-ups. The primary outcome was complete wound closure at 12 months. Secondary outcomes included wound area reduction, patient knowledge, adherence behaviours, and ulcer recurrence. At 12 months there was no significant difference in complete wound closure between groups (p = 0.668). Wound area reduction was significantly greater in the IG at 1 month (54.0% vs. 35.6%, p = 0.041). The IG showed earlier and greater improvements in knowledge, self-efficacy, and adherence to compression therapy and mobility. No significant differences in nutritional behaviour or body weight were observed. Nurse-led education improved early healing and patient engagement. Sustained behaviour change may require longer-term support and targeted nutritional interventions. Future research should explore adaptive education models and digital tools for long-term VLU management.

Indexed as

Patient Education as TopicVaricose UlcerWound HealingAgedAged, 80 and overCompression BandagesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ComplianceSwitzerlandTreatment Outcomecompression therapypatient educationself‐managementvenous leg ulcerswound healing

Identifiers

PMID40880420
PMCPMC12396614

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