Compliance of Compression Therapy in Healed Venous Ulcerations
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This study seeks to determine if compliance with compression therapy is increased in patients with healed venous insufficiency ulcerations when lower levels of compression therapy are prescribed. This study will measure compliance with compression therapy at low levels of compression. It will also seek to determine if compression therapy aids in the prevention of venous insufficiency ulcer recurrence.
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This study looks to determine if patients with a history of venous insufficiency and recently healed venous insufficiency ulcerations are compliant with lower levels of compression therapy. It also seeks to evaluate the efficacy of compression therapy in the prevention of recurrence of venous insufficiency ulcerations.
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- Recently healed venous insufficiency ulcerations
- History of venous insufficiency
- Patient from UH Richmond Wound Care Center (recently discharged/healed venous ulcerations)
Exclusion criteria
- Children
- Patients with diagnosed arterial insufficiency or ABI less than 0.5
- Patients that are diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and not cardiac cleared
- Patients with paralysis or incapacitated physically or mentally (due to inability to apply compression stockings)
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0 participants in 2 patient groups
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