Randomized controlled trial to evaluate locally sourced two-component compression bandages for HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma leg lymphedema in western Kenya: The Kenyan Improvised Compression for Kaposi Sarcoma (KICKS) study protocol

Randomized controlled trial to evaluate locally sourced two-component compression bandages for HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma leg lymphedema in western Kenya: The Kenyan Improvised Compression for Kaposi Sarcoma (KICKS) study protocol

Background: HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS), among the most frequent cancers seen in sub-Saharan Africa, is associated with a high prevalence of lymphedema. Lymphedema causes progressive functional impairment marked by swelling, physical discomfort, disfiguring changes, skin hardening from fibros...

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Main Authors: Aileen Y. Chang, Rakhi Karwa, Naftali Busakhala, Sara L. Fletcher, Edith C. Tonui, Paul Wasike, Michael A. Kohn, Fredrick Chite Asirwa, Samson K. Kiprono, Toby Maurer, Suzanne Goodrich, Sonak D. Pastakia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865418300760

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