Jaimee M Hall, Sandani S Thilakarathne, Nirmitha Lalindi De Silva, Janaka Ruben, Thishan Channa Yahathugoda, Philip J Budge
The WHO-recommended essential package of care (EPC) for filarial limb lymphedema consists of daily limb washing, entry lesion management, limb protection, exercises, and elevation. Decongestive therapy (DT) with compression bandaging by trained lymphedema therapists adds additional benefit but is unavailable for most in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To determine whether DT using self-adjustable, short-stretch compression garments (SSCG), prefitted using portable, three-dimensional infrared imaging (3DII), would be effective and feasible in LMIC settings, we conducted a pilot 6-week, interventional, single-group, open-label pilot study in Galle, Sri Lanka...
March 26, 2024: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene