Improving the management of leprosy ulcers through a community self-care (EARLY) interventio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Recurring leprosy ulcers; Infections and Infestations; Leprosy [Hansen disease]

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12572449
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 26 September 2022
• Study Completion: 2024-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

People with a high risk of leprosy ulcer will be invited to enter the study and those who consent will contribute baseline data as stated above. People will be eligible if they have a risk of limb ulceration based on one or more of the following:
1. Current ulcer
2. Previous ulcer
3. Sensory loss in one or more extremities
People will be recruited at baseline before their group is allocated to the intervention phase, to avoid any interaction between intervention status and participation. The researchers will follow all patients in each cluster as a cohort (to capture individual-level effects and provide more statistical power).

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified