Barriers and enablers to compression use to prevent venous leg ulcer
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Barriers to and enablers of using prophylactic compression to prevent recurrence in people at risk of venous leg ulcer
IRAS ID
343500
Contact name
Jo Dumville
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 2 days
Research summary
VLUs are recurring open wounds on the lower leg. VLUs are costly to treat and burdensome for patients. VLUs occur due to chronic venous insufficiency. This means diseased and damaged leg veins don’t pump blood up the legs and towards the heart as well as they should do. Small nicks and cuts on the affected legs can, rather than heal, become large, open wounds. Because of this systematic cause, people with healed VLUs are at risk of recurring ulcers. VLU recurrence rates are high in the literature.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
24/WS/0119
Date of REC Opinion
9 Aug 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion