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‘Hard‐to‐heal’ wounds are those which fail to heal with standard therapy in an orderly and timely manner and may warrant the use of advanced treatments such as non‐contact low‐frequency ultrasound ( NLFU ) therapy. This evaluator‐blinded, single‐site, randomised controlled trial, compared  NLFU  in addition to  UK  standard of care [ SOC : ( NLFU  +  SOC )] three times a week, with  SOC  alone at least once a week. Patients with chronic venous leg ulcers were eligible to participate. All 36 randomised patients completed treatment (17  NLFU  +  SOC , 19  SOC ), and baseline demographics were comparable between groups.  NLFU  +  SOC  patients showed a −47% ( SD : 38%) change in wound area;  SOC , −39% (38%) change; and difference, −7·4% [95% confidence intervals ( CIs ) −33·4–18·6;  P  = 0·565]. The median number of infections per patient was two in both arms of the study and change in quality of life ( QoL ) scores was not significant ( P  = 0·490).  NLFU  +  SOC  patients reported a substantial mean ( SD ) reduction in pain score of −14·4 (14·9) points,  SOC  patients' pain scores reduced by −5·3 (14·8); the difference was −9·1 ( P  = 0·078). Results demonstrated the importance of high‐quality wound care. Outcome measures favoured  NLFU  +  SOC  over  SOC , but the differences were not statistically significant. A larger sample size and longer follow‐up may reveal  NLFU ‐related improvements not identified in this study.

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Non‐contact low‐frequency ultrasound therapy compared with  UK  standard of care for venous leg ulcers: a single‐centre, assessor‐blinded, randomised controlled trial