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Smartphone‐Supported Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy in Binge‐Eating Disorder: An Exploratory Randomized Trial

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the feasibility of a smartphone app delivering just‐in‐time adaptive interventions as an adjunct to cognitive‐behavioral therapy (CBT) adapted to binge‐eating disorder (BED), estimate its effects assuming superiority over CBT alone, and document safety and target engagement.
Anja Hilbert, Ulrike Klotz, Sina Sadeghi, Adrienne S. Juarascio, Toralf Kirsten   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Total contact cast wall load in patients with a plantar forefoot ulcer and diabetes [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The total contact cast (TCC) is an effective intervention to reduce plantar pressure in patients with diabetes and a plantar forefoot ulcer. The walls of the TCC have been indirectly shown to bear approximately 30 % of the plantar load. A new
Begg, L, Burns, J, Fletcher, J, McLaughlin, Patrick, Vicaretti, M   +4 more
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VenUS IV (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV) – compression hosiery compared with compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial, mixed-treatment comparison and decision-analytic model

Health Technology Assessment, 2014
Background: Compression is an effective and recommended treatment for venous leg ulcers. Although the four-layer bandage (4LB) is regarded as the gold standard compression system, it is recognised that the amount of compression delivered might be ...
Rebecca L Ashby, Rhian Gabe, Shehzad Ali, Pedro Saramago, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Una Adderley, J Martin Bland, Nicky A Cullum, Jo C Dumville, Cynthia P Iglesias, Arthur R Kang’ombe, Marta O Soares, Nikki C Stubbs, David J Torgerson   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary hypertension in patients with Martorell hypertensive leg ulcer: a case control study

Respiratory Research, 2012
Background Martorell hypertensive ischemic leg ulcer (Martorell ulcer) is characterized by distinct alterations in the arteriolar wall of subcutaneous vessels, leading to progressive narrowing of the vascular lumen and increase of vascular resistance ...
Glutz von Blotzheim Leonardo, Tanner Felix C, Noll Georg, Brock Matthias, Fischler Manuel, Hafner Jürg, Speich Rudolf, Ulrich Silvia, Huber Lars C   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plaque‐Like Dermatofibroma: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature With a Focus on Dermoscopy

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plaque‐like dermatofibroma (PLDF) is a rare clinical variant of dermatofibroma (DF), characterised by flat, infiltrative lesions, often larger than 50 mm in diameter and located on the trunk or lower extremities. A 44‐year‐old male presented to our clinic with a 20 cm brownish plaque with peripheral satellite lesions on the right antecubital ...
Francesco Cavallo, Umberto Santaniello, Federica Santoro, Paolo Dapavo, Paolo Fava, Simone Ribero, Pietro Quaglino, Franco Picciotto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verbesserung der Wundheilung durch wassergefiltertes Infrarot A (wIRA) bei Patienten mit chronischen venösen Unterschenkel-Ulzera einschließlich infrarot-thermographischer Beurteilung [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) is a special form of heat radiation with a high tissue-penetration and with a low thermal burden to the surface of the skin.
Hoffmann, Gerd, Mercer, James B., Nielsen, Stig Pors   +2 more
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Nonhealing venous ulcer in a patient with dystrophic soft tissue calcification

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are lesions of the skin found in regions of venous hypertension. VLUs that fail to heal can become chronic, especially because of calcified deposits in the bed of the ulcer. The unclear mechanism behind the cause of calcification
Abdullah Nasif, MD, Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, Vanessa Pasadyn, BA, Ayman Ahmed, MD, Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, Mohamed Osman, MD, MBA   +5 more
doaj  

The Effect of Vacuum Compression Therapy on Diabetic Foot ulcer

مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2008
• Background:Recent studies indicate that vacuum compression therapy (VCT) of the foot may offer benefits in patients with intermittent claudication through improving arterial and venous blood flow.
Mojtaba Heshmatipour, Vajiheh Abroshan, Azam Masihi   +2 more
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A painful leg ulcer

Australian Journal of General Practice, 2021
Case: A man aged 55 years presented with a two-week history of an enlarging painful ulcer affecting his right lower leg. It had not responded to a five-day course of oral cephalexin. He had no prior history of skin ulcers. His medical history included hypertension, gout, obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
O'Bryen, John, Webb, Damian
openaire   +5 more sources

Effectiveness of Carbon Dioxide Cryotherapy for the Treatment of Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a public health problem in Ethiopia. Diagnosis is often delayed, and treatment options are limited. Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy is a recommended treatment but not widely available. Carbon dioxide (CO2) cryotherapy is used for the prevention of cervical cancer and is widely available in Ethiopia and ...
Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Saba Maria Lambert, Michael Marks, Yematawork Kebede Aragaw, Derese Bekele Daba, Kassahun Alemu, Endalamaw Gadisa, Stephen L. Walker   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source