Ulcers completely healed · venous leg ulcers
It is very uncertain whether low frequency ultrasound changes proportion of ulcers completely healed at 8 to 12 weeks compared with no ultrasound (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health‐related quality of life · venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Costs · venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Ulcers completely healed · people with venous leg ulcers
It is very uncertain whether high frequency ultrasound changes proportion of ulcers completely healed at 3 weeks compared with no ultrasound (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
RR 2.05 [0.24, 17.23]
1 study · 65 participants
Very low
RR 1.21 [0.86, 1.71]
6 studies · 678 participants
Low
RR 1.26 [0.92, 1.73]
3 studies · 489 participants
Moderate
Costs · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Healing - 1 year · people with venous leg ulcers
High frequency ultrasound showed no clear difference in healing at 12 months (nurse‐reported data) compared with no ultrasound (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Non‐serious adverse events · people with venous leg ulcers
High frequency ultrasound probably leads to higher non‐serious adverse events compared with no ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · people with venous leg ulcers
High frequency ultrasound showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with no ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HRQoL: 12‐week SF‐12 mean Physical/Mental Component Scores scale from 0 to 100 · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
HRQoL at 6 or 12 months · people with venous leg ulcers
1 finding from 1 review